Use of IMF credit in Lesotho
Lesotho: Use of IMF credit was 145.33 million DOD, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Use of IMF credit in Lesotho, 1971–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
In 2024, use of imf credit in Lesotho stood at 145.33 million DOD, current US$.
The figure is down 17.8% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of imf credit in Lesotho peaked at 197.66 million DOD, current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 1971.
Lesotho ranks 103rd of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Use of IMF credit in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1973 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1974 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 649,870 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 354,359 DOD, current US$ | -45.5% |
| 1979 | 4.73 million DOD, current US$ | +1233.5% |
| 1980 | 6.21 million DOD, current US$ | +31.4% |
| 1981 | 5.69 million DOD, current US$ | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 5.39 million DOD, current US$ | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 4.97 million DOD, current US$ | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 4.24 million DOD, current US$ | -14.6% |
| 1985 | 3.85 million DOD, current US$ | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 3.10 million DOD, current US$ | -19.5% |
| 1987 | 2.22 million DOD, current US$ | -28.5% |
| 1988 | 5.05 million DOD, current US$ | +127.4% |
| 1989 | 10.15 million DOD, current US$ | +101.0% |
| 1990 | 15.06 million DOD, current US$ | +48.5% |
| 1991 | 18.36 million DOD, current US$ | +21.9% |
| 1992 | 24.91 million DOD, current US$ | +35.7% |
| 1993 | 34.22 million DOD, current US$ | +37.4% |
| 1994 | 40.34 million DOD, current US$ | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 38.38 million DOD, current US$ | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 33.76 million DOD, current US$ | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 27.50 million DOD, current US$ | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 23.60 million DOD, current US$ | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 22.23 million DOD, current US$ | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 15.99 million DOD, current US$ | -28.1% |
| 2001 | 19.95 million DOD, current US$ | +24.8% |
| 2002 | 27.09 million DOD, current US$ | +35.8% |
| 2003 | 32.12 million DOD, current US$ | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 43.86 million DOD, current US$ | +36.5% |
| 2005 | 40.36 million DOD, current US$ | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 41.96 million DOD, current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 41.31 million DOD, current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 35.41 million DOD, current US$ | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 75.69 million DOD, current US$ | +113.7% |
| 2010 | 78.82 million DOD, current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 80.31 million DOD, current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 115.15 million DOD, current US$ | +43.4% |
| 2013 | 130.18 million DOD, current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 120.95 million DOD, current US$ | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 114.60 million DOD, current US$ | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 108.32 million DOD, current US$ | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 108.05 million DOD, current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.81 million DOD, current US$ | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 79.28 million DOD, current US$ | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 119.39 million DOD, current US$ | +50.6% |
| 2021 | 197.66 million DOD, current US$ | +65.6% |
| 2022 | 181.50 million DOD, current US$ | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 176.80 million DOD, current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 145.33 million DOD, current US$ | -17.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 145.33 million DOD, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 billion DOD, current US$, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 145.33 million DOD, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 842.15 million DOD, current US$, 17% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Use of IMF credit in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +1233.5% | 354,359 DOD, current US$ | 4.73 million DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 636,610 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 4.73 million DOD, current US$ | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.09 million DOD, current US$ | 2.22 million DOD, current US$ | 10.15 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.84 million DOD, current US$ | 15.06 million DOD, current US$ | 40.34 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.37 million DOD, current US$ | 15.99 million DOD, current US$ | 75.69 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.95 million DOD, current US$ | 78.82 million DOD, current US$ | 130.18 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 164.14 million DOD, current US$ | 119.39 million DOD, current US$ | 197.66 million DOD, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 100 Fiji 210.50 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 101 Eswatini 199.48 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 102 Laos 198.34 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 104 Montenegro 129.02 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 105 Cape Verde 126.33 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 106 Guinea-Bissau 122.20 million DOD, current US$ 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 use of imf credit in Lesotho?
- Use of imf credit in Lesotho was 145.33 million DOD, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest use of imf credit recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 197.66 million DOD, current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest use of imf credit recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for use of imf credit?
- Lesotho ranks 103rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is use of imf credit rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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 Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Use of IMF Credit: Data related to the operations of the IMF are provided by the IMF Treasurer’s Department. They are converted from special drawing rights into dollars using end-of-period exchange rates for stocks and average-over-the-period exchange rates for flows. IMF trust fund operations under the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, Extended Fund Facility, Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Structural Adjustment Facility (Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility in 1999) are presented together with all of the IMF’s special facilities (buffer stock, supplemental reserve, compensatory and contingency facilities, oil facilities, and other facilities). SDR allocations are also included in this category. According to the BPM6, SDR allocations are recorded as the incurrence of a debt liability of the member receiving them (because of a requirement to repay the allocation in certain circumstances, and also because interest accrues). This debt item is introduced for the first time this year with historical data starting in 1999.