Reserve assets, Debt securities in Lesotho
Lesotho: Reserve assets, Debt securities was 451.69 million US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Debt securities in Lesotho, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, debt securities in Lesotho is 451.69 million US dollar, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.9% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, debt securities in Lesotho peaked at 451.69 million US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 162.06 million US dollar, in 2001.
That places Lesotho 94th out of 132 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Debt securities in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 245.38 million US dollar | — |
| 2000 | 254.44 million US dollar | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 162.06 million US dollar | -36.3% |
| 2016 | 353.95 million US dollar | +118.4% |
| 2017 | 257.68 million US dollar | -27.2% |
| 2018 | 251.85 million US dollar | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 251.12 million US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 392.89 million US dollar | +56.5% |
| 2021 | 435.06 million US dollar | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 366.23 million US dollar | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 323.67 million US dollar | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 325.26 million US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 451.69 million US dollar | +38.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 451.69 million US dollar is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 517.46 million US dollar, 87% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 451.69 million US dollar is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 852.58 million US dollar, 53% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 245.38 million US dollar | 245.38 million US dollar | 245.38 million US dollar | 1 |
| 2000s | 208.25 million US dollar | 162.06 million US dollar | 254.44 million US dollar | 2 |
| 2010s | 278.65 million US dollar | 251.12 million US dollar | 353.95 million US dollar | 4 |
| 2020s | 382.47 million US dollar | 323.67 million US dollar | 451.69 million US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 reserve assets, debt securities in Lesotho?
- Reserve assets, debt securities in Lesotho was 451.69 million US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, debt securities recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 451.69 million US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, debt securities recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 162.06 million US dollar in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for reserve assets, debt securities?
- Lesotho ranks 94th out of 132 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, debt securities rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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 Reserve assets, 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.