Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults in Lesotho
Lesotho: Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults was 56.25 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults in Lesotho, 2016–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults in Lesotho is 56.25, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 47.6% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults in Lesotho peaked at 56.25 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.1, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 83rd of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 39.54 | — |
| 2017 | 46.47 | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 56.23 | +21.0% |
| 2019 | 46.54 | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 45.24 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 43.49 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 42.18 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 38.1 | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 56.25 | +47.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 56.25 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.8, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 56.25 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.25, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.2 | 39.54 | 56.23 | 4 |
| 2020s | 45.05 | 38.1 | 56.25 | 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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 330.63 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults in Lesotho?
- Household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults in Lesotho was 56.25 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 56.25 in 2024.
- What is the lowest household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1 in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults?
- Lesotho ranks 83rd out of 98 countries with data for 2024.
- Is household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on access to and use of financial services.