Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 10,834 current LCU per person in 2024. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Lesotho, 1980β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 10,834 current LCU per person for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 10,834 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.5 current LCU per person, in 1981.
That places Lesotho 115th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.12 current LCU per person | 34.5 current LCU per person | 128.43 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 889.83 current LCU per person | 186.22 current LCU per person | 1,810 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,093 current LCU per person | 1,742 current LCU per person | 5,714 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,060 current LCU per person | 4,918 current LCU per person | 7,665 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,572 current LCU per person | 6,938 current LCU per person | 10,834 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 112 Morocco 12,048 current LCU per person compare
- 113 Guatemala 11,787 current LCU per person compare
- 114 Gambia, The 11,621 current LCU per person compare
- 116 Finland 10,808 current LCU per person compare
- 117 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 10,662 current LCU per person compare
- 118 Sri Lanka 9,751 current LCU per person compare
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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Lesotho?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Lesotho was 10,834 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 10,834 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5 current LCU per person in 1981.
- How does Lesotho rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 115th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.