External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita was 1.39 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Lesotho, 1976–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.39 DOD, current US$ per person for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 1,227.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 48.41 DOD, current US$ per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1976.
Lesotho ranks 111th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 2.26 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.0004 DOD, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 5.69 DOD, current US$ per person | +1345440.1% |
| 1981 | 4.14 DOD, current US$ per person | -27.2% |
| 1982 | 2.01 DOD, current US$ per person | -51.4% |
| 1983 | 2.61 DOD, current US$ per person | +29.5% |
| 1984 | 2.53 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 2.48 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 2.4 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 2.35 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 3.45 DOD, current US$ per person | +46.9% |
| 1989 | 1.13 DOD, current US$ per person | -67.3% |
| 1990 | 1.54 DOD, current US$ per person | +37.0% |
| 1991 | 1.78 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 2.54 DOD, current US$ per person | +42.7% |
| 1993 | 2.62 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 2.48 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 2.05 DOD, current US$ per person | -17.3% |
| 1996 | 2.03 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 2.01 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.03 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 2 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 48.41 DOD, current US$ per person | +2324.2% |
| 2001 | 42.98 DOD, current US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 28.58 DOD, current US$ per person | -33.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5038 DOD, current US$ per person | -98.2% |
| 2004 | 4.06 DOD, current US$ per person | +705.7% |
| 2005 | 3.58 DOD, current US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 1.03 DOD, current US$ per person | -71.3% |
| 2007 | 1.02 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.02 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.52 DOD, current US$ per person | +49.0% |
| 2010 | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 1.99 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 2012 | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 2014 | 0.1043 DOD, current US$ per person | +2712.7% |
| 2015 | 15.71 DOD, current US$ per person | +14958.8% |
| 2016 | 18.01 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1799 DOD, current US$ per person | -99.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2331 DOD, current US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1642 DOD, current US$ per person | -29.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9174 DOD, current US$ per person | +458.6% |
| 2021 | 1.14 DOD, current US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 6.32 DOD, current US$ per person | +452.3% |
| 2023 | 1.46 DOD, current US$ per person | -77.0% |
| 2024 | 1.39 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.39 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.26 DOD, current US$ per person, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.39 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.37 DOD, current US$ per person, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +1345440.1% | 0.0004 DOD, current US$ per person | 5.69 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 2015 | +14958.8% | 0.1043 DOD, current US$ per person | 15.71 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 2014 | +2712.7% | 0.0037 DOD, current US$ per person | 0.1043 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 2000 | +2324.2% | 2 DOD, current US$ per person | 48.41 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 2004 | +705.7% | 0.5038 DOD, current US$ per person | 4.06 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 2020 | +458.6% | 0.1642 DOD, current US$ per person | 0.9174 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5652 DOD, current US$ per person | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | 2.26 DOD, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.88 DOD, current US$ per person | 1.13 DOD, current US$ per person | 5.69 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 DOD, current US$ per person | 1.54 DOD, current US$ per person | 2.62 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.27 DOD, current US$ per person | 0.5038 DOD, current US$ per person | 48.41 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.64 DOD, current US$ per person | 0 DOD, current US$ per person | 18.01 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 DOD, current US$ per person | 0.9174 DOD, current US$ per person | 6.32 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 108 Ethiopia 2.66 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 109 Mali 1.71 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 110 Chad 1.45 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 112 Myanmar 1.17 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 113 Niger 1.1 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 114 East Timor 0.9024 DOD, current US$ per person 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 external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Lesotho?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Lesotho was 1.39 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 48.41 DOD, current US$ per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ per person in 1976.
- How does Lesotho rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 111th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,227.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.