Lesotho External Debt 1970-2024
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. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Lesotho external debt for 2021 was $1,817,556,418, a 4.6% increase from 2020.
- Lesotho external debt for 2020 was $1,737,618,389, a 9.73% increase from 2019.
- Lesotho external debt for 2019 was $1,583,480,653, a 8.2% increase from 2018.
- Lesotho external debt for 2018 was $1,463,408,841, a 2.71% decline from 2017.
| Lesotho External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2021 |
$1,817,556,418 |
4.60% |
| 2020 |
$1,737,618,389 |
9.73% |
| 2019 |
$1,583,480,653 |
8.20% |
| 2018 |
$1,463,408,841 |
-2.71% |
| 2017 |
$1,504,173,109 |
10.76% |
| 2016 |
$1,358,062,675 |
42.57% |
| 2015 |
$952,588,686 |
4.44% |
| 2014 |
$912,086,478 |
-1.40% |
| 2013 |
$925,015,907 |
2.30% |
| 2012 |
$904,228,982 |
11.14% |
| 2011 |
$813,623,741 |
3.24% |
| 2010 |
$788,060,175 |
2.81% |
| 2009 |
$766,529,460 |
9.50% |
| 2008 |
$700,047,302 |
2.12% |
| 2007 |
$685,484,472 |
4.27% |
| 2006 |
$657,437,143 |
-1.33% |
| 2005 |
$666,293,759 |
-13.85% |
| 2004 |
$773,436,561 |
9.59% |
| 2003 |
$705,761,420 |
-0.96% |
| 2002 |
$712,577,931 |
4.12% |
| 2001 |
$684,403,514 |
-11.08% |
| 2000 |
$769,689,609 |
12.01% |
| 1999 |
$687,190,388 |
-0.15% |
| 1998 |
$688,207,827 |
2.27% |
| 1997 |
$672,950,604 |
-4.03% |
| 1996 |
$701,229,527 |
2.47% |
| 1995 |
$684,357,709 |
9.93% |
| 1994 |
$622,553,686 |
14.78% |
| 1993 |
$542,372,023 |
9.70% |
| 1992 |
$494,402,015 |
10.51% |
| 1991 |
$447,387,653 |
13.09% |
| 1990 |
$395,586,122 |
20.55% |
| 1989 |
$328,147,754 |
14.30% |
| 1988 |
$287,087,570 |
11.01% |
| 1987 |
$258,625,574 |
30.87% |
| 1986 |
$197,621,650 |
12.74% |
| 1985 |
$175,286,619 |
26.99% |
| 1984 |
$138,033,419 |
7.27% |
| 1983 |
$128,672,832 |
5.41% |
| 1982 |
$122,070,133 |
44.62% |
| 1981 |
$84,408,003 |
17.33% |
| 1980 |
$71,941,751 |
35.41% |
| 1979 |
$53,128,548 |
56.24% |
| 1978 |
$34,003,373 |
38.28% |
| 1977 |
$24,589,678 |
51.77% |
| 1976 |
$16,201,998 |
15.03% |
| 1975 |
$14,085,561 |
38.71% |
| 1974 |
$10,154,661 |
22.93% |
| 1973 |
$8,260,480 |
-12.92% |
| 1972 |
$9,486,440 |
9.94% |
| 1971 |
$8,628,404 |
6.23% |
| 1970 |
$8,122,200 |
6.23% |
