Deposit Rate, Percent per annum in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: Deposit Rate, Percent per annum was 2.46 in 2024. β Volatile
Deposit Rate, Percent per annum in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 1980β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Lesotho, Kingdom of recorded 2.46 for deposit rate, percent per annum in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit rate, percent per annum in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 13.89 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.11, in 2016.
That places Lesotho, Kingdom of 86th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.1 | 7 | 13.89 | 7 |
| 1990s | 10.92 | 7.45 | 13.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.21 | 4.22 | 7.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 | 1.11 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 | 1.65 | 2.46 | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 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 deposit rate, percent per annum in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Deposit rate, percent per annum in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 2.46 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest deposit rate, percent per annum recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 13.89 in 1985.
- What is the lowest deposit rate, percent per annum recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 in 2016.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for deposit rate, percent per annum?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 86th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deposit rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Deposit Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.