ATMs per 100,000 adults in Lesotho
Lesotho: ATMs per 100,000 adults was 13.92 in 2020. ▲ Rising
ATMs per 100,000 adults in Lesotho, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for atms per 100,000 adults in Lesotho is 13.92, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atms per 100,000 adults in Lesotho peaked at 14.72 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.64, in 2004.
That places Lesotho 134th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.39 | 2.64 | 6.37 | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.64 | 7.08 | 14.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.92 | 13.92 | 13.92 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 132 Nigeria 16.15 compare
- 133 Solomon Islands 15.05 compare
- 135 East Timor 13.45 compare
- 136 Gabon 12.85 compare
- 137 Equatorial Guinea 12.63 compare
More financial sector data for Lesotho
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 23.8% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.54 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 3.67 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 25.32 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 24.3% (2024)
- Broad money 42.3% (2020)
- Claims on central government, etc. -18.2% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 24.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 17.89 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -5,192 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atms per 100,000 adults in Lesotho?
- Atms per 100,000 adults in Lesotho was 13.92 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest atms per 100,000 adults recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 14.72 in 2016.
- What is the lowest atms per 100,000 adults recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 in 2004.
- How does Lesotho rank for atms per 100,000 adults?
- Lesotho ranks 134th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is atms per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of ATMs per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
For each country calculated as: 100,000*Number of ATMs/adult population in the reporting country.