IDA blend vs Lesotho: Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- IDA blend
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 56.8% against 30.3% in IDA blend, a difference of 26.5%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.9 times IDA blend's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
IDA blend ranks 31st and Lesotho ranks 29th of 40 groups.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.0% | 36.3% | 21.4% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 55.6% | 46.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 95.7% | 49.6% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 95.9% | 49.3% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 46.6% | 17.0% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, IDA blend or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 56.8% against 30.3% in IDA blend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves between IDA blend and Lesotho?
- 26.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do IDA blend and Lesotho rank globally for total reserves?
- IDA blend ranks 31st and Lesotho ranks 29th of 40 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.