Liquid liabilities to GDP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 39.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Lesotho, 1980–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid liabilities to gdp in Lesotho stood at 39.9%.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Lesotho peaked at 52.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 134th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.0% | 35.3% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 30.1% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 24.2% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 30.8% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 38.1% | 39.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Lesotho
- 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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Lesotho?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Lesotho was 39.9% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 134th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.