Portfolio investment, Debt securities in Lesotho
Lesotho: Portfolio investment, Debt securities was 629.00 million US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Portfolio investment, Debt securities in Lesotho, 2019–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 629.00 million US dollar for portfolio investment, debt securities in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 53.0% on the previous year and up 513.8% over ten years.
That places Lesotho 107th out of 161 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 102.47 million US dollar | 102.47 million US dollar | 102.47 million US dollar | 1 |
| 2020s | 370.28 million US dollar | 260.29 million US dollar | 629.00 million US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 104 Afghanistan 701.73 million US dollar
- 105 Grenada 645.28 million US dollar compare
- 106 Cambodia 629.15 million US dollar compare
- 108 Dominican Republic 610.50 million US dollar compare
- 109 Aruba 606.00 million US dollar compare
- 110 Barbados 591.34 million US dollar
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 portfolio investment, debt securities in Lesotho?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities in Lesotho was 629.00 million US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 629.00 million US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 102.47 million US dollar in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for portfolio investment, debt securities?
- Lesotho ranks 107th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment, debt securities rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 513.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Portfolio investment, Debt securities (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.