Lesotho vs South Africa: Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum
Lesotho
6.87
in 2024
South Africa
7.23
in 2025
Lesotho rank
36th
South Africa rank
33rd
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 7.23 against 6.87 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.36.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.
Lesotho ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 89 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.64 | 13.64 | 0.993 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 8.98 | 9.12 | 0.1398 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 6.06 | 6.29 | 0.2284 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 5.41 | 5.94 | 0.5336 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum, Lesotho or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 7.23 against 6.87 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum between Lesotho and South Africa?
- 0.36, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- Lesotho ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.