How does Lesotho rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Lesotho ranks 15th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is up 109.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Lesotho: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.6794 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.6794 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 9.3%

World rank

15th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.8101 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2002

All-time low

0.0673 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1974

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho stood at 0.6794 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and up 109.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 0.8101 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0673 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1974.

Lesotho ranks 15th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.1182 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.1128 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1972	0.1172 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1973	0.0682 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-41.9%
1974	0.0673 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1975	0.0942 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.9%
1976	0.1097 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.5%
1977	0.1238 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
1978	0.115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1979	0.1668 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.1%
1980	0.1338 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.8%
1981	0.1675 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.2%
1982	0.326 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+94.6%
1983	0.3096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1984	0.3896 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.8%
1985	0.6232 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+60.0%
1986	0.5975 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1987	0.6267 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1988	0.5868 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1989	0.6379 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
1990	0.6333 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1991	0.6045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1992	0.5592 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1993	0.6022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
1994	0.6575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
1995	0.6408 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1996	0.7013 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
1997	0.6427 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1998	0.7114 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
1999	0.7241 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2000	0.7401 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2001	0.7006 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2002	0.8101 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
2003	0.5809 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.3%
2004	0.4775 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
2005	0.3679 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.9%
2006	0.3408 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2007	0.3818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
2008	0.375 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2009	0.3951 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2010	0.3174 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.7%
2011	0.2827 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
2012	0.3185 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.6%
2013	0.3358 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2014	0.324 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2015	0.3411 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
2016	0.5729 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+68.0%
2017	0.6051 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2018	0.5356 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
2019	0.629 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.4%
2020	0.787 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.1%
2021	0.6769 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
2022	0.6851 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2023	0.7491 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
2024	0.6794 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1093 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0673 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1668 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.4398 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1338 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6379 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.6477 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5592 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7241 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.517 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3408 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8101 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.4262 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2827 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.629 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.7155 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6769 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.787 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

12 Nicaragua 0.6876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
13 Djibouti 0.6835 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
14 Cape Verde 0.6799 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
16 Maldives 0.6328 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
17 El Salvador 0.6206 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5968 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More external debt data for Lesotho

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho was 0.6794 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 0.8101 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0673 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
How does Lesotho rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Lesotho ranks 15th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 109.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.