Adjustments to scheduled interest in Lesotho

Lesotho: Adjustments to scheduled interest was 1.13 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
1.13 million current US$
Change on year
up 280.2%
World rank
18th
of 46 countries
All-time high
23.53 million current US$
in 2005
All-time low
-6.37 million current US$
in 1997
Years of data
37
1970–2011

Adjustments to scheduled interest in Lesotho, 1970–2011

-10.0M010.0M20.0M1970199020111970: 181.0k current US$1971: -50.0k current US$1972: -22.0k current US$1973: -21.0k current US$1974: 17.0k current US$1975: -22.0k current US$1976: -31.0k current US$1977: -49.0k current US$1978: 7.0k current US$1979: 7.0k current US$1985: 3.7M current US$1986: 4.6M current US$1987: 3.6M current US$1988: 1.2M current US$1989: 143.6k current US$1990: 233.3k current US$1991: -2.1M current US$1992: -4.9M current US$1993: -2.0M current US$1994: -871.2k current US$1995: -4.7M current US$1996: -3.3M current US$1997: -6.4M current US$1998: -5.4M current US$1999: -4.7M current US$2000: -3.4M current US$2001: -1.8M current US$2002: -3.0M current US$2003: -1.7M current US$2004: -3.2M current US$2005: 23.5M current US$2006: 4.0M current US$2007: -656.2k current US$2008: 468.0k current US$2009: 715.0k current US$2010: -626.0k current US$2011: 1.1M current US$

Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2011, adjustments to scheduled interest in Lesotho stood at 1.13 million current US$.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 280.2% on the previous year and up 164.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjustments to scheduled interest in Lesotho peaked at 23.53 million current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, -6.37 million current US$, in 1997.

Lesotho ranks 18th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,700 current US$ -50,000 current US$ 181,000 current US$ 10
1980s 2.65 million current US$ 143,577 current US$ 4.64 million current US$ 5
1990s -3.41 million current US$ -6.37 million current US$ 233,282 current US$ 10
2000s 1.51 million current US$ -3.38 million current US$ 23.53 million current US$ 10
2010s 251,000 current US$ -626,000 current US$ 1.13 million current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 15 Togo 2.57 million current US$ compare
  2. 16 Uganda 2.28 million current US$ compare
  3. 17 Malawi 1.29 million current US$ compare
  4. 19 Rwanda 855,129 current US$ compare
  5. 20 Burkina Faso 836,378 current US$ compare
  6. 21 Liberia 735,243 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjustments to scheduled interest in Lesotho?
Adjustments to scheduled interest in Lesotho was 1.13 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
What is the highest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 23.53 million current US$ in 2005.
What is the lowest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was -6.37 million current US$ in 1997.
How does Lesotho rank for adjustments to scheduled interest?
Lesotho ranks 18th out of 46 countries with data for 2011.
Is adjustments to scheduled interest rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 164.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Adjustments to scheduled interest (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjustments to scheduled interest (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 1,525 data points, 1970–2011
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Interest due is actual amounts of interest due in currency, goods, or services in the year specified.  Interest payments are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. This item includes interest paid on long-term debt, IMF charges, and interest paid on short-term debt. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt.  Data are in current U.S. dollars.