Ethiopia vs Lesotho: Reserve tranche position, US dollar
Ethiopia
10.28 million
in 2025
Lesotho
17.64 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
121st
Lesotho rank
118th
Reserve tranche position, US dollar over time
- Ethiopia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 17.64 million against 10.28 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 7.36 million.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.7 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Lesotho ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 118th of 196 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 4,000 | 0 | 4,000 | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 910,000 | 0 | 910,000 | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 3.90 million | 21,000 | 3.88 million | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 6.30 million | 913,188 | 5.39 million | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 961,706 | 1.56 million | 600,672 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 7.92 million | 4.33 million | 3.59 million | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 10.60 million | 5.22 million | 5.38 million | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 10.91 million | 10.35 million | 558,159 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 10.24 million | 17.46 million | 7.21 million | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve tranche position, us dollar, Ethiopia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 17.64 million against 10.28 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve tranche position, us dollar between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
- 7.36 million, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lesotho?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Lesotho rank globally for reserve tranche position, us dollar?
- Ethiopia ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 118th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserve tranche position, US dollar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Fund Accounts dataset provides information on IMF member countries' transactions with, and accounts with the Fund.