External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis … nonbanking in Lesotho
Lesotho: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis … nonbanking was 11.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Lesotho, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Lesotho is 11.7%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 50.6% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Lesotho peaked at 23.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2008.
That places Lesotho 72nd out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis … nonbanking in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 19.7% | — |
| 1996 | 13.5% | -31.5% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | +71.0% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -27.8% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -24.1% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -35.4% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +587.4% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -29.0% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +38.9% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -48.0% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +33.2% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +31.7% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -50.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 11.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.5%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 11.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.9%, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis … nonbanking in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +587.4% | 3.0% | 20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 11.5% | 19.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 3.0% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 9.7% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 11.7% | 23.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More financial sector data for Lesotho
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.548 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Lesotho?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Lesotho was 11.7% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the nonbanking sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7B: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis nonbanking sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.