Bank Z-score in Lesotho
Lesotho: Bank Z-score was 16.92 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank Z-score in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 16.92 for bank z-score in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Lesotho peaked at 22.38 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.98, in 2008.
Lesotho ranks 71st of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.52 | 13.98 | 16.63 | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.71 | 15.43 | 22.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.56 | 16.92 | 20.19 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 bank z-score in Lesotho?
- Bank z-score in Lesotho was 16.92 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 22.38 in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.98 in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for bank z-score?
- Lesotho ranks 71st out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank Z-score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
It captures the probability of default of a country's banking system. Z-score compares the buffer of a country's banking system (capitalization and returns) with the volatility of those returns. It is estimated as (ROA+(equity/assets))/sd(ROA); sd(ROA) is the standard deviation of ROA. ROA, equity, and assets are country-level aggregate figures Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.