Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) was 451.69 million US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Lesotho, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) 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, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) 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 103rd out of 140 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, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) 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% |
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
- 100 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 565.00 million US dollar compare
- 101 Aruba 557.82 million US dollar compare
- 102 Curaçao 541.99 million US dollar compare
- 104 Eswatini 428.13 million US dollar compare
- 105 Solomon Islands 384.22 million US dollar compare
- 106 Vanuatu 341.18 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 reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Lesotho?
- Reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in Lesotho was 451.69 million US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 451.69 million US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 162.06 million US dollar in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and)?
- Lesotho ranks 103rd out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) 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, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and 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.