Portfolio investment, Debt … Portfolio Deposit taking corporations in Lesotho
Lesotho: Portfolio investment, Debt … Portfolio Deposit taking corporations was 359.67 million US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
359.67 million US dollar
Change on year
up 54.3%
World rank
100th
of 155 countries
All-time high
359.67 million US dollar
in 2025
All-time low
102.47 million US dollar
in 2019
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations in Lesotho, 2019–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations in Lesotho stood at 359.67 million US dollar. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.3% on the previous year and up 251.0% over ten years.
Lesotho ranks 100th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Portfolio investment, Debt … Portfolio Deposit taking corporations in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 102.47 million US dollar | — |
| 2020 | 141.79 million US dollar | +38.4% |
| 2021 | 133.32 million US dollar | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 117.23 million US dollar | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 210.31 million US dollar | +79.4% |
| 2024 | 233.04 million US dollar | +10.8% |
| 2025 | 359.67 million US dollar | +54.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 359.67 million US dollar is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 160.09 million US dollar, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 359.67 million US dollar is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 169.42 million US dollar, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
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 | 199.23 million US dollar | 117.23 million US dollar | 359.67 million US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 421.35 million US dollar compare
- 98 Guyana 418.53 million US dollar
- 99 Niger 401.63 million US dollar compare
- 101 Sri Lanka 353.44 million US dollar compare
- 102 Antigua and Barbuda 345.54 million US dollar compare
- 103 North Macedonia 345.00 million US dollar compare
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 portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations in Lesotho?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations in Lesotho was 359.67 million US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 359.67 million US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 102.47 million US dollar in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations?
- Lesotho ranks 100th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 251.0%. 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, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (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.