Interest due, total long-term and short term, including IMF per BOP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Interest due, total long-term and short term, including IMF per BOP was 10.10 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest due, total long-term and short term, including IMF per BOP in Lesotho, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest due, total long-term and short term, including imf per bop in Lesotho is 10.10 million current US$, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 44.3% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest due, total long-term and short term, including imf per bop in Lesotho peaked at 64.05 million current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 100,000 current US$, in 1971.
Lesotho ranks 34th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest due, total long-term and short term, including IMF per BOP in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 200,000 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 100,000 current US$ | -50.0% |
| 1972 | 200,000 current US$ | +100.0% |
| 1973 | 200,000 current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 200,000 current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 200,000 current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 200,000 current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 200,000 current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 400,000 current US$ | +100.0% |
| 1979 | 600,000 current US$ | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 8.25 million current US$ | +1275.0% |
| 1986 | 9.38 million current US$ | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 9.55 million current US$ | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 8.74 million current US$ | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 7.81 million current US$ | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 8.49 million current US$ | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 8.04 million current US$ | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 8.66 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 10.31 million current US$ | +19.1% |
| 1994 | 10.48 million current US$ | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 11.47 million current US$ | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 12.92 million current US$ | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 13.98 million current US$ | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 16.87 million current US$ | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 17.45 million current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 20.02 million current US$ | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 16.10 million current US$ | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 11.96 million current US$ | -25.7% |
| 2003 | 12.76 million current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 11.94 million current US$ | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 37.87 million current US$ | +217.0% |
| 2006 | 13.83 million current US$ | -63.5% |
| 2007 | 64.05 million current US$ | +363.2% |
| 2008 | 8.50 million current US$ | -86.7% |
| 2009 | 8.40 million current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 7.00 million current US$ | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 10.10 million current US$ | +44.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 10.10 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.99 million current US$, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 10.10 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.16 million current US$, 50% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest due, total long-term and short term, including IMF per BOP in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +1275.0% | 600,000 current US$ | 8.25 million current US$ |
| 2007 | +363.2% | 13.83 million current US$ | 64.05 million current US$ |
| 2005 | +217.0% | 11.94 million current US$ | 37.87 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 250,000 current US$ | 100,000 current US$ | 600,000 current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.75 million current US$ | 7.81 million current US$ | 9.55 million current US$ | 5 |
| 1990s | 11.87 million current US$ | 8.04 million current US$ | 17.45 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.54 million current US$ | 8.40 million current US$ | 64.05 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.55 million current US$ | 7.00 million current US$ | 10.10 million current US$ | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest due, total long-term and short term, including imf per bop in Lesotho?
- Interest due, total long-term and short term, including imf per bop in Lesotho was 10.10 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest due, total long-term and short term, including imf per bop recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 64.05 million current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest interest due, total long-term and short term, including imf per bop recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 current US$ in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for interest due, total long-term and short term, including imf per bop?
- Lesotho ranks 34th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest due, total long-term and short term, including imf per bop rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. 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 Interest due, total long-term and short term, including IMF per BOP (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest due is actual amounts of interest due in currency, goods, or services in the year specified.