Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 10.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 1980β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Lesotho, Kingdom of recorded 10.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 10.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1151 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
That places Lesotho, Kingdom of 69th 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 | 0.3881 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1151 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7766 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5651 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 66 Guyana 12.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 67 Mozambique, Republic of 11.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 68 Seychelles 10.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 70 Armenia, Republic of 10.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 71 Libya 10.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 72 Iceland 10.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
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$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -5,192 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 10.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 10.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1151 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· GDP (current US$)
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- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.