Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Lesotho's government debt stands at 49.35% as of 2025-12-31, down from 52.53% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1996 to 2025 (30 observations).
In 2025, Lesotho's government debt was 49.35%, down from 52.53% in 2024.
In 2024, Lesotho's government debt was 52.53%, down from 60.95% in 2023.
In 2023, Lesotho's government debt was 60.95%, down from 64.56% in 2022.
In 2022, Lesotho's government debt was 64.56%, up from 57.99% in 2021.
In 2021, Lesotho's government debt was 57.99%, up from 54.69% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49.35% | -3.18% |
| 2024 | 52.53% | -8.42% |
| 2023 | 60.95% | -3.61% |
| 2022 | 64.56% | +6.57% |
| 2021 | 57.99% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 54.69% | -3.53% |
| 2019 | 58.22% | +10.03% |
| 2018 | 48.19% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 40.99% | -0.4581% |
| 2016 | 41.45% | -4.36% |
| 2015 | 45.81% | +4.31% |
| 2014 | 41.51% | +0.3143% |
| 2013 | 41.19% | +1.35% |
| 2012 | 39.85% | +3.67% |
| 2011 | 36.17% | +2.36% |
| 2010 | 33.81% | -2.06% |
| 2009 | 35.87% | -11.16% |
| 2008 | 47.03% | -2.59% |
| 2007 | 49.62% | +5.89% |
| 2006 | 43.73% | +2.76% |
| 2005 | 40.97% | -8.46% |
| 2004 | 49.43% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 52.63% | -26.99% |
| 2002 | 79.62% | -29.06% |
| 2001 | 108.68% | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 88.48% | +5.51% |
| 1999 | 82.97% | +3.55% |
| 1998 | 79.42% | +13.74% |
| 1997 | 65.67% | -5.97% |
| 1996 | 71.64% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Lesotho's government debt is 49.35% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 52.53% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 108.68% (2001); the lowest is 33.81% (2010), across data from 1996 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.