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Lesotho · Current account (% GDP)

Lesotho Current account (% GDP)

The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31

Latest · 2025-0.1531%
Previous · 20243.73%
Highest · 198762.3%
Lowest · 1976-23.13%

Lesotho's current account (% gdp) stands at -0.1531% as of 2025-12-31, down from 3.73% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1975 to 2025 (50 observations).

Recent trend

In 2025, Lesotho's current account (% gdp) was -0.1531%, down from 3.73% in 2024.

In 2024, Lesotho's current account (% gdp) was 3.73%, up from -7.12% in 2023.

In 2023, Lesotho's current account (% gdp) was -7.12%, up from -11.42% in 2022.

In 2022, Lesotho's current account (% gdp) was -11.42%, down from -8.13% in 2021.

In 2021, Lesotho's current account (% gdp) was -8.13%, down from -5.89% in 2020.

Lesotho Current account (% GDP) — historical data

YearValueChange
2025-0.1531%-3.89%
20243.73%+10.85%
2023-7.12%+4.3%
2022-11.42%-3.29%
2021-8.13%-2.24%
2020-5.89%+1.57%
2019-7.46%-1.83%
2018-5.62%+3.39%
2017-9.01%+1.49%
2016-10.5%-4.77%
2015-5.73%+2.69%
2014-8.42%+2.34%
2013-10.76%+8.01%
2012-18.77%-6.91%
2011-11.86%-0.8546%
2010-11%-8.06%
2009-2.95%-18.66%
200815.71%-2.43%
200718.14%+6.14%
200612%+6.31%
20055.69%+3.93%
20041.76%+3.24%
2003-1.49%-9.67%
20028.19%+4.73%
20013.46%+12.13%
2000-8.67%+9.58%
1999-18.25%+3.64%
1998-21.89%+1.03%
1997-22.92%-0.0776%
1996-22.85%-7.54%
1995-15.31%-12.43%
1994-2.88%+9.55%
1993-12.43%+7.25%
1992-19.68%-2.76%
1991-16.92%-33.96%
199017.04%+2.73%
198914.31%-9.01%
198823.33%-38.97%
198762.3%+19.13%
198643.17%-9.75%
198552.91%+5.06%
198447.85%+4.03%
198343.82%+5.81%
198238.01%+37.02%
19810.9842%-12.07%
198013.05%+9.86%
19783.19%+7.95%
1977-4.76%+18.37%
1976-23.13%-22.41%
1975-0.7233%

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Frequently asked questions

What is Lesotho's current account (% gdp)?

Lesotho's current account (% gdp) is -0.1531% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.73% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

What was the highest current account (% gdp) in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value is 62.3% (1987); the lowest is -23.13% (1976), across data from 1975 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.