Total debt service in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total debt service was 1.6% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Total debt service in Lesotho, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, total debt service in Lesotho stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total debt service in Lesotho peaked at 10.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1977.
Lesotho ranks 14th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 1.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 2.2% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 11 Gabon 2.4% compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 2.3% compare
- 13 Cape Verde 2.1% compare
- 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.6% compare
- 16 South Africa 1.6% compare
- 17 Egypt 1.5% 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 total debt service in Lesotho?
- Total debt service in Lesotho was 1.6% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest total debt service recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest total debt service recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1977.
- How does Lesotho rank for total debt service?
- Lesotho ranks 14th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total debt service rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Total debt service (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.