Bank deposits to GDP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Bank deposits to GDP was 36.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank deposits to GDP in Lesotho, 1973–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank deposits to gdp in Lesotho is 36.2%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank deposits to gdp in Lesotho peaked at 48.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1974.
That places Lesotho 127th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.5% | 10.1% | 31.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 43.0% | 33.2% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 27.6% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 20.3% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 27.6% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 34.4% | 36.2% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Lesotho
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1,569 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -37.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2023)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 660.13 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 772.82 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 772.82 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 772.82 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 330.63 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank deposits to gdp in Lesotho?
- Bank deposits to gdp in Lesotho was 36.2% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1974.
- How does Lesotho rank for bank deposits to gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 127th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank deposits to gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).