IDA total vs Lesotho: Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- IDA total
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 56.8% against 27.7% in IDA total, a difference of 29.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.0 times IDA total's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 32nd 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 total | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.4% | 36.3% | 26.9% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 55.6% | 47.4% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 95.7% | 63.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 95.9% | 57.0% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 46.6% | 18.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, IDA total or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 56.8% against 27.7% in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves between IDA total and Lesotho?
- 29.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do IDA total and Lesotho rank globally for total reserves?
- IDA total ranks 32nd 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.