Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities … unit in Lesotho
Lesotho: Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities … unit was 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents in Lesotho, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Lesotho stood at 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.4% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Lesotho peaked at 0.0299 units per US$ of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 units per US$ of GDP, in 2012.
Lesotho ranks 155th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities … unit in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP | +44.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0299 units per US$ of GDP | +101.0% |
| 2004 | 0.016 units per US$ of GDP | -46.5% |
| 2005 | 0.01 units per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP | -42.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0242 units per US$ of GDP | +328.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP | -67.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0086 units per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0039 units per US$ of GDP | -54.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0157 units per US$ of GDP | +300.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0105 units per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0117 units per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0171 units per US$ of GDP | +46.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0136 units per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0126 units per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 units per US$ of GDP | +30.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP | -37.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0138 units per US$ of GDP | +68.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP | -58.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0263 units per US$ of GDP, 22% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0188 units per US$ of GDP, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities … unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +328.7% | 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0242 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0137 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0299 units per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0112 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0171 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0138 units per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Lesotho?
- Liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Lesotho was 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0299 units per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 units per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- How does Lesotho rank for liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents?
- Lesotho ranks 155th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.