Banking survey: claims on private sector in Lesotho
Lesotho: Banking survey: claims on private sector was 2.62 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Banking survey: claims on private sector in Lesotho, 1975–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for banking survey: claims on private sector in Lesotho is 2.62 billion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.9% on the previous year and up 178.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banking survey: claims on private sector in Lesotho peaked at 2.62 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.43 million current LCU, in 1975.
Lesotho ranks 48th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.19 million current LCU | 8.43 million current LCU | 23.85 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1980s | 83.41 million current LCU | 21.45 million current LCU | 170.85 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 607.06 million current LCU | 208.78 million current LCU | 989.80 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 billion current LCU | 508.72 million current LCU | 1.86 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 billion current LCU | 1.83 billion current LCU | 2.62 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 45 Gambia 4.34 billion current LCU compare
- 46 Seychelles 3.41 billion current LCU compare
- 47 Zimbabwe 2.71 billion current LCU compare
- 49 Liberia 6,646 current LCU compare
- 50 Sao Tome and Principe 0 current LCU 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 banking survey: claims on private sector in Lesotho?
- Banking survey: claims on private sector in Lesotho was 2.62 billion current LCU in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.43 million current LCU in 1975.
- How does Lesotho rank for banking survey: claims on private sector?
- Lesotho ranks 48th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is banking survey: claims on private sector rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.