Direct investment, Debt instruments in Lesotho
Lesotho: Direct investment, Debt instruments was 49.78 million US dollar in 2025. βΌ Falling
Direct investment, Debt instruments in Lesotho, 2016β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 49.78 million US dollar for direct investment, debt instruments in 2025.
That represents a change of up 31.2% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, debt instruments in Lesotho peaked at 53.32 million US dollar in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32.17 million US dollar, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 118th out of 150 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.97 million US dollar | 42.41 million US dollar | 53.32 million US dollar | 4 |
| 2020s | 38.90 million US dollar | 32.17 million US dollar | 49.78 million US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 115 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 69.75 million US dollar compare
- 116 Rwanda 68.67 million US dollar compare
- 117 Sri Lanka 53.85 million US dollar compare
- 119 Burkina Faso 48.73 million US dollar compare
- 120 Sint Maarten 37.56 million US dollar compare
- 121 Solomon Islands 29.28 million US dollar compare
More external debt data for Lesotho
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 62.08 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- 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, IBRD -363,000 NFL, current US$ (2013)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is direct investment, debt instruments in Lesotho?
- Direct investment, debt instruments in Lesotho was 49.78 million US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, debt instruments recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 53.32 million US dollar in 2017.
- What is the lowest direct investment, debt instruments recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.17 million US dollar in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for direct investment, debt instruments?
- Lesotho ranks 118th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is direct investment, debt instruments rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.