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Lesotho External and Government Debt

Lesotho National Debt Data

Indicator Data Period
Government Debt to GDP 52.1 % 2021
External Debt 15347 LSL Million | 0.797 B USD 1Q/23


Latest data on Government Debt to GDP (%)

Government Debt to GDP
                     Lesotho - Historical Data (%)

What is Lesotho Government Debt to GDP Ratio?

  • Government Debt to GDP in Lesotho decreased to 52.1 % in 2021. The maximum level was 88.66 % and minimum was 36.9 %
  • Data published Yearly by Central Bank.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
52.1 2021 13.07.2022
69.6 2020 28.06.2021
51.7 2019 04.12.2020
40.9 2018 16.11.2019
46.3 2017 04.07.2019


Historical Chart by prime ministers (%)

Government Debt to GDP in Lesotho by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on External Debt (LSL Million)

External Debt
                     Lesotho - Historical Data (LSL Million)

What is external debt of Lesotho?

  • External Debt in Lesotho decreased to 15347 LSL Million (0.797 B USD) in the first quarter of 2023. The maximum debt was 16515 LSL Million and minimum was 0 LSL Million
  • Data published Quarterly by Central Bank.

Historical Data (LSL Million) by years

Data
Period
Date
15347 1Q/23 15.09.2023
15294 3Q/22 24.03.2023
14314 2Q/22 23.11.2022
13874 1Q/22 13.08.2022
14427 4Q/21 04.06.2022
14051 3Q/21 18.01.2022
13665 1Q/21 24.07.2021
16515 4Q/20 15.05.2021


Historical Chart by prime ministers (LSL Million)

External Debt in Lesotho by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End

Other budget indicators in Lesotho

Index Updated Actual Previous
Government Budget to GDP 2022 -4.6 % -5.8
Military Expenditure 2022 0.035 B USD 0.037

Government Debt to GDP in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Egypt 2022 87.2 % 92
Kenya 2022 67.3 % 67.7
Madagascar 2022 57 % 52
Zimbabwe 20 92.6 % 66.9
Tanzania 2022 38.3 % 37.9
Togo 2022 55.9 % 61
Tunisia 2021 80 % 87.6
Nigeria 2022 38 % 36.5
Sudan 2021 182 % 264
Morocco 2022 71.6 % 69.5
Senegal 2022 75 % 73
Seychelles 2022 65 % 74
South Africa 2022 67.4 % 69.9
Uganda 2022 48.6 % 45.5
Rwanda 2022 64.4 % 66.6
Liberia 2022 51.3 % 49.4
Zambia 2022 56.2 % 71.5
Mozambique 2022 101 % 130
Namibia 2022 68.9 % 67.2
Ghana 2022 88.8 % 79.6
Swaziland 2022 19.06 % 15.98
Libya 2021 83 % 155
Algeria 2022 52.4 % 62.1
Angola 2022 56.1 % 85
Benin 2022 52.8 % 50.3
Botswana 2022 26.1 % 25
Burkina Faso 2022 54.3 % 48.2
Burundi 2022 14.5 % 16.8
Central African Republic 2022 50.7 % 47.6
Chad 2022 50.4 % 55.9
Comoros 2022 31.6 % 31.1
Republic of the Congo 2022 99.57 % 108
Djibouti 2022 47 % 43.2
Equatorial Guinea 2022 27.1 % 42.6
Eritrea 2022 164 % 175
Ethiopia 2021 31.4 % 34.1
Gabon 2022 55.1 % 65.8
Gambia 2022 80.8 % 82.9
Guatemala 2022 27.45 % 29.95
Guinea 2022 35.5 % 40.4
Guinea Bissau 2022 41.1 % 37.8
Lesotho 2021 52.1 % 52.2
Malawi 2022 66.7 % 60.1
Mauritania 2022 41.9 % 44.5
Niger 2022 51.2 % 50.9
Sao Tome and Principe 2021 88 % 96.9
Sierra Leone 2022 98.8 % 79.3