Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.2% for short-term debt in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 670.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Lesotho peaked at 12.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 116th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 8.8% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 11.1% | +1111910.0% |
| 1981 | 7.1% | -36.1% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | -65.4% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | +26.5% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | -20.7% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -23.6% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +35.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | -70.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +31.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -23.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +2065.4% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -36.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -98.2% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +630.4% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -71.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +37.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +2862.5% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +14547.7% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -99.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +35.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -34.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +415.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +465.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -76.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.2%, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +1111910.0% | 0.0% | 11.1% |
| 2015 | +14547.7% | 0.0% | 3.5% |
| 2014 | +2862.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2000 | +2065.4% | 0.6% | 12.6% |
| 2004 | +630.4% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| 2022 | +465.8% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 0.6% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 0.1% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 5 |
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 short-term debt in Lesotho?
- Short-term debt in Lesotho was 0.2% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for short-term debt?
- Lesotho ranks 116th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 670.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.