Financial system deposits to GDP in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: Financial system deposits to GDP was 36.2% in 2021. β² Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 1973β2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial system deposits to gdp in Lesotho, Kingdom of is 36.2%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 48.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1974.
Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 127th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.5% | 10.1% | 31.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 43.0% | 33.2% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 27.6% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 20.3% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 27.6% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 34.4% | 36.2% | 2 |
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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 financial system deposits to gdp in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 36.2% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1974.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 127th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMFβs International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).