Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6), Long-term in Lesotho
Lesotho: Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6), Long-term was 233.03 million US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6), Long-term in Lesotho, 2020–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term in Lesotho stood at 233.03 million US dollar. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.5% on the previous year and up 136.2% over ten years.
Lesotho ranks 73rd of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6), Long-term in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 98.64 million US dollar | — |
| 2021 | 105.05 million US dollar | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 106.59 million US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 130.31 million US dollar | +22.3% |
| 2024 | 158.01 million US dollar | +21.3% |
| 2025 | 233.03 million US dollar | +47.5% |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 70 Benin 336.27 million US dollar
- 71 Aruba 335.20 million US dollar
- 72 Georgia 279.30 million US dollar compare
- 74 Cape Verde 229.81 million US dollar compare
- 75 Guatemala 204.48 million US dollar compare
- 76 El Salvador 200.78 million US dollar 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$), per capita 26.56 NFL, current US$ 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, other sectors (bpm6), long-term in Lesotho?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term in Lesotho was 233.03 million US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 233.03 million US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.64 million US dollar in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term?
- Lesotho ranks 73rd out of 141 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment, debt securities, other sectors (bpm6), long-term rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.2%. 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, Other Sectors (BPM6), Long-term (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.