Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Lesotho
Lesotho: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding was 50.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 50.5% for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in 2021.
That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Lesotho peaked at 102.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 40th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 102.8% | — |
| 2001 | 97.2% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 94.2% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 68.1% | -24.9% |
| 2009 | 72.6% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 53.3% | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 56.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.0% | 68.1% | 102.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 49.7% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 44.4% | 50.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 37 Haiti 51.4% compare
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- 39 Hong Kong 50.9% compare
- 41 Uruguay 49.6% compare
- 42 Seychelles 49.1% compare
- 43 Madagascar 49.0% compare
More financial sector data for Lesotho
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 21.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 330.63 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 17.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 23.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2761 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 282.42 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 21.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 330.63 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Lesotho?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Lesotho was 50.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 102.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Lesotho ranks 40th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2075 / data2030. Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.