How does Lesotho rank for ibrd loans and ida credits (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Lesotho ranks 5th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.

Is ibrd loans and ida credits (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho

Name: IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Lesotho: IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.211 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.211 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

5th

of 122 countries

All-time high

0.3281 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2002

All-time low

0.0409 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1973

Years of data

1970–2024

IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1970–2024

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

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.211 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for ibrd loans and ida credits (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ibrd loans and ida credits (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 0.3281 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0409 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1973.

That places Lesotho 5th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0596 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0536 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1972	0.0611 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.0%
1973	0.0409 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.0%
1974	0.0421 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1975	0.0541 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.4%
1976	0.0677 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.2%
1977	0.0776 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.6%
1978	0.0664 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
1979	0.0699 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1980	0.0558 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.2%
1981	0.0721 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.1%
1982	0.1135 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.5%
1983	0.1239 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1984	0.1597 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.9%
1985	0.2319 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.2%
1986	0.2183 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1987	0.2022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1988	0.1846 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1989	0.1995 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
1990	0.1873 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1991	0.1714 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1992	0.1584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1993	0.1909 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.6%
1994	0.2103 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
1995	0.2064 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1996	0.2288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.8%
1997	0.2216 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1998	0.2595 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.1%
1999	0.2641 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2000	0.2725 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
2001	0.2931 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
2002	0.3281 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
2003	0.2296 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.0%
2004	0.1878 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.2%
2005	0.161 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
2006	0.1576 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2007	0.1768 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
2008	0.1732 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2009	0.1799 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2010	0.1478 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.9%
2011	0.1251 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
2012	0.1276 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2013	0.1302 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2014	0.1201 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2015	0.1202 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2016	0.1343 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
2017	0.1393 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2018	0.1323 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2019	0.1518 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
2020	0.1945 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.2%
2021	0.1759 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
2022	0.1812 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2023	0.2144 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.3%
2024	0.211 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0593 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0409 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0776 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1561 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0558 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2319 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2641 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.216 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1576 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3281 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1329 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1201 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1518 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1954 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1759 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2144 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

2 Dominica 0.2419 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
3 Eritrea 0.2317 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
4 Cape Verde 0.2271 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2107 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
7 Grenada 0.202 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
8 Liberia 0.1944 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is ibrd loans and ida credits (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho?: Ibrd loans and ida credits (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho was 0.211 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest ibrd loans and ida credits (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 0.3281 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
What is the lowest ibrd loans and ida credits (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0409 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1973.
How does Lesotho rank for ibrd loans and ida credits (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Lesotho ranks 5th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
Is ibrd loans and ida credits (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. 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 IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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IBRD loans and IDA credits (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.

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Indicator: IBRD loans and IDA credits (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: 134 places, 6,163 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

IBRD loans and IDA credits (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.