Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Lesotho
Lesotho: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 1.42 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Lesotho, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.42 billion DOD, current US$ for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Lesotho peaked at 1.44 billion DOD, current US$ in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 39th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 17.26 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 18.98 million DOD, current US$ | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 16.52 million DOD, current US$ | -13.0% |
| 1974 | 20.31 million DOD, current US$ | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 28.17 million DOD, current US$ | +38.7% |
| 1976 | 32.40 million DOD, current US$ | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 47.88 million DOD, current US$ | +47.8% |
| 1978 | 61.29 million DOD, current US$ | +28.0% |
| 1979 | 96.80 million DOD, current US$ | +57.9% |
| 1980 | 115.47 million DOD, current US$ | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 145.44 million DOD, current US$ | +26.0% |
| 1982 | 227.36 million DOD, current US$ | +56.3% |
| 1983 | 239.41 million DOD, current US$ | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 259.58 million DOD, current US$ | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 334.81 million DOD, current US$ | +29.0% |
| 1986 | 381.03 million DOD, current US$ | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 504.82 million DOD, current US$ | +32.5% |
| 1988 | 552.07 million DOD, current US$ | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 632.00 million DOD, current US$ | +14.5% |
| 1990 | 755.45 million DOD, current US$ | +19.5% |
| 1991 | 851.50 million DOD, current US$ | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 929.46 million DOD, current US$ | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 1.01 billion DOD, current US$ | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 1.15 billion DOD, current US$ | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 1.28 billion DOD, current US$ | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 1.33 billion DOD, current US$ | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.28 billion DOD, current US$ | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.32 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.32 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.16 billion DOD, current US$ | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 1.26 billion DOD, current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 1.35 billion DOD, current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 1.44 billion DOD, current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 1.24 billion DOD, current US$ | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 1.23 billion DOD, current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.28 billion DOD, current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.32 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.36 billion DOD, current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.42 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.42 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.79 billion DOD, current US$, 25% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.42 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.11 billion DOD, current US$, 35% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.96 million DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 96.80 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 339.20 million DOD, current US$ | 115.47 million DOD, current US$ | 632.00 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 billion DOD, current US$ | 755.45 million DOD, current US$ | 1.33 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.16 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.44 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.42 billion DOD, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 36 Rwanda 1.94 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 37 Malawi 1.85 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 38 Sierra Leone 1.48 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 40 Djibouti 1.28 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 41 Seychelles 917.38 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 42 Burundi 773.25 million DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Lesotho
- Net financial flows, IBRD -363,000 NFL, current US$ (2013)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 26.56 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.026 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 868.64 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 152.62 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 1.12 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 1.83 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Lesotho?
- Debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Lesotho was 1.42 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 billion DOD, current US$ in 2004.
- What is the lowest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Lesotho ranks 39th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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 Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Use of IMF credit denotes repurchase obligations to the IMF for all uses of IMF resources (excluding those resulting from drawings on the reserve tranche). These obligations, shown for the end of the year specified, comprise purchases outstanding under the credit tranches, including enlarged access resources, and all special facilities (the buffer stock, compensatory financing, extended fund, and oil facilities), trust fund loans, and operations under the structural adjustment and enhanced structural adjustment facilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.