Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Lesotho
Lesotho: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 4.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Lesotho, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 4.2% for bank non-performing loans to gross loans in 2020.
The figure is up 27.3% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Lesotho peaked at 4.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2004.
That places Lesotho 68th out of 141 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.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.0% | — |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +200.0% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +66.7% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -31.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +53.6% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
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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 non-performing loans to gross loans in Lesotho?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Lesotho was 4.2% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2004.
- How does Lesotho rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Lesotho ranks 68th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.