Lesotho vs Samoa: Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR
Lesotho
11.66 million
in 2025
Samoa
14.58 million
in 2025
Lesotho rank
83rd
Samoa rank
81st
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR over time
- Lesotho
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 14.58 million against 11.66 million in Lesotho, a difference of 2.92 million.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Samoa ahead.
Lesotho ranks 83rd and Samoa ranks 81st of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 621,000 | 1.33 million | 705,000 | Samoa |
| 1980s | 4.28 million | 6.22 million | 1.94 million | Samoa |
| 1990s | 19.30 million | 75,000 | 19.22 million | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 18.49 million | 0 | 18.49 million | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 38.16 million | 7.89 million | 30.27 million | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 30.56 million | 16.80 million | 13.76 million | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher use of imf credit and loans, sdr, Lesotho or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 14.58 million against 11.66 million in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in use of imf credit and loans, sdr between Lesotho and Samoa?
- 2.92 million, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Samoa rank globally for use of imf credit and loans, sdr?
- Lesotho ranks 83rd and Samoa ranks 81st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR. 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.