Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Lesotho
Lesotho: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 8.97 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Lesotho, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 8.97 million current US$ for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.7% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Lesotho peaked at 64.70 million current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19,000 current US$, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 37th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19,000 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 150,000 current US$ | +689.5% |
| 1972 | 222,000 current US$ | +48.0% |
| 1973 | 221,000 current US$ | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 183,000 current US$ | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 222,000 current US$ | +21.3% |
| 1976 | 231,000 current US$ | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 249,000 current US$ | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 393,000 current US$ | +57.8% |
| 1979 | 593,000 current US$ | +50.9% |
| 1980 | 1.49 million current US$ | +150.6% |
| 1981 | 1.58 million current US$ | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 4.84 million current US$ | +205.7% |
| 1983 | 6.19 million current US$ | +27.8% |
| 1984 | 3.49 million current US$ | -43.6% |
| 1985 | 4.26 million current US$ | +22.1% |
| 1986 | 4.44 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 5.67 million current US$ | +27.9% |
| 1988 | 7.16 million current US$ | +26.1% |
| 1989 | 7.42 million current US$ | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 8.05 million current US$ | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 9.97 million current US$ | +23.8% |
| 1992 | 13.29 million current US$ | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 12.03 million current US$ | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 11.15 million current US$ | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 15.94 million current US$ | +42.9% |
| 1996 | 16.00 million current US$ | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 20.15 million current US$ | +26.0% |
| 1998 | 22.07 million current US$ | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 21.92 million current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 23.20 million current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 17.74 million current US$ | -23.5% |
| 2002 | 14.89 million current US$ | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 14.36 million current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 15.00 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 14.04 million current US$ | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 9.61 million current US$ | -31.5% |
| 2007 | 64.70 million current US$ | +573.0% |
| 2008 | 8.03 million current US$ | -87.6% |
| 2009 | 7.68 million current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 7.63 million current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.97 million current US$ | +17.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 8.97 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.86 million current US$, 18% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 8.97 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.75 million current US$, 43% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +689.5% | 19,000 current US$ | 150,000 current US$ |
| 2007 | +573.0% | 9.61 million current US$ | 64.70 million current US$ |
| 1982 | +205.7% | 1.58 million current US$ | 4.84 million current US$ |
| 1980 | +150.6% | 593,000 current US$ | 1.49 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 248,300 current US$ | 19,000 current US$ | 593,000 current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.65 million current US$ | 1.49 million current US$ | 7.42 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.06 million current US$ | 8.05 million current US$ | 22.07 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.93 million current US$ | 7.68 million current US$ | 64.70 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.30 million current US$ | 7.63 million current US$ | 8.97 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Lesotho?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Lesotho was 8.97 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 64.70 million current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,000 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Lesotho ranks 37th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. 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 payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche.