Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Lesotho
Lesotho: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 10.88 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Lesotho, 1980β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for discount rate, percent per annum in Lesotho is 10.88, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Lesotho peaked at 19.5 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.2, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 16th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.2 | 8 | 17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.23 | 13.5 | 19.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.35 | 10.66 | 16.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.99 | 9.18 | 10.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.52 | 7.2 | 11.12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 23.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is discount rate, percent per annum in Lesotho?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Lesotho was 10.88 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5 in 1998.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2 in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Lesotho ranks 16th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Discount 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.