Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita was 26.56 NFL, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita in Lesotho, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in NFL, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita in Lesotho is 26.56 NFL, current US$ per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 132.8% on the previous year and up 2,771.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 26.56 NFL, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.92 NFL, current US$ per person, in 2013.
Lesotho ranks 12th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0124 NFL, current US$ per person | — |
| 1974 | 1.19 NFL, current US$ per person | +9526.8% |
| 1975 | 1.43 NFL, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 1976 | 1.52 NFL, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 3.88 NFL, current US$ per person | +154.8% |
| 1978 | 2.03 NFL, current US$ per person | -47.6% |
| 1979 | 1.9 NFL, current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 2.7 NFL, current US$ per person | +42.2% |
| 1981 | 4.98 NFL, current US$ per person | +84.6% |
| 1982 | 5.56 NFL, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 5.46 NFL, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 3.53 NFL, current US$ per person | -35.3% |
| 1985 | 4.94 NFL, current US$ per person | +39.8% |
| 1986 | 3.46 NFL, current US$ per person | -30.0% |
| 1987 | 4.88 NFL, current US$ per person | +41.3% |
| 1988 | 3.95 NFL, current US$ per person | -19.1% |
| 1989 | 6.99 NFL, current US$ per person | +76.9% |
| 1990 | 4.77 NFL, current US$ per person | -31.7% |
| 1991 | 4.49 NFL, current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 4.9 NFL, current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 3.26 NFL, current US$ per person | -33.4% |
| 1994 | 2.71 NFL, current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 1995 | 3.81 NFL, current US$ per person | +40.5% |
| 1996 | 5.21 NFL, current US$ per person | +37.0% |
| 1997 | 5.01 NFL, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 6.25 NFL, current US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 1999 | 4.02 NFL, current US$ per person | -35.7% |
| 2000 | 2.63 NFL, current US$ per person | -34.5% |
| 2001 | 4.75 NFL, current US$ per person | +80.4% |
| 2002 | 9.27 NFL, current US$ per person | +95.2% |
| 2003 | 5.87 NFL, current US$ per person | -36.7% |
| 2004 | 5.11 NFL, current US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 4.14 NFL, current US$ per person | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 2.83 NFL, current US$ per person | -31.6% |
| 2007 | 4.11 NFL, current US$ per person | +45.0% |
| 2008 | 5.54 NFL, current US$ per person | +34.8% |
| 2009 | 3 NFL, current US$ per person | -45.9% |
| 2010 | 11.15 NFL, current US$ per person | +272.0% |
| 2011 | -2.93 NFL, current US$ per person | -126.3% |
| 2012 | -3.06 NFL, current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2013 | -3.92 NFL, current US$ per person | +28.3% |
| 2014 | 0.925 NFL, current US$ per person | -123.6% |
| 2015 | 1.13 NFL, current US$ per person | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 4.08 NFL, current US$ per person | +261.6% |
| 2017 | 9.69 NFL, current US$ per person | +137.7% |
| 2018 | 11.25 NFL, current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 12.52 NFL, current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 9.61 NFL, current US$ per person | -23.3% |
| 2021 | 16.12 NFL, current US$ per person | +67.9% |
| 2022 | 9.87 NFL, current US$ per person | -38.8% |
| 2023 | 11.41 NFL, current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 26.56 NFL, current US$ per person | +132.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 26.56 NFL, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.89 NFL, current US$ per person, 3.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 26.56 NFL, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.26 NFL, current US$ per person, 3.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +9526.8% | 0.0124 NFL, current US$ per person | 1.19 NFL, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.71 NFL, current US$ per person | 0.0124 NFL, current US$ per person | 3.88 NFL, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.65 NFL, current US$ per person | 2.7 NFL, current US$ per person | 6.99 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.44 NFL, current US$ per person | 2.71 NFL, current US$ per person | 6.25 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.72 NFL, current US$ per person | 2.63 NFL, current US$ per person | 9.27 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.08 NFL, current US$ per person | -3.92 NFL, current US$ per person | 12.52 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.71 NFL, current US$ per person | 9.61 NFL, current US$ per person | 26.56 NFL, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 9 Benin 30.99 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Togo 30.59 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 11 Cote d'Ivoire 29.43 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 13 Djibouti 25.77 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 14 Ghana 24.5 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 15 Guyana 23.01 NFL, current US$ per person compare
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$), per unit of GDP 0.026 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -363,000 NFL, current US$ (2013)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.8% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 868.64 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita in Lesotho?
- Net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita in Lesotho was 26.56 NFL, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 26.56 NFL, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.92 NFL, current US$ per person in 2013.
- How does Lesotho rank for net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 12th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,771.2%. 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 Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net financial flows, IDA International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.