Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Lesotho
Lesotho: Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations was 89.25 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Lesotho, 1995–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Lesotho is 89.25 US dollar per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 22.3% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Lesotho peaked at 261.38 US dollar per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9933 US dollar per person, in 1998.
Lesotho ranks 114th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.56 US dollar per person | — |
| 1996 | 1.85 US dollar per person | -48.0% |
| 1997 | 1.31 US dollar per person | -29.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9933 US dollar per person | -23.9% |
| 1999 | 39.76 US dollar per person | +3902.5% |
| 2000 | 40.16 US dollar per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 38.21 US dollar per person | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 42.97 US dollar per person | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 96.38 US dollar per person | +124.3% |
| 2004 | 114.82 US dollar per person | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 121.39 US dollar per person | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 137.06 US dollar per person | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 214.89 US dollar per person | +56.8% |
| 2008 | 175.22 US dollar per person | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 261.38 US dollar per person | +49.2% |
| 2010 | 257.83 US dollar per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 181.97 US dollar per person | -29.4% |
| 2012 | 139.41 US dollar per person | -23.4% |
| 2013 | 175.33 US dollar per person | +25.8% |
| 2014 | 175.73 US dollar per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 149.62 US dollar per person | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 135.13 US dollar per person | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 194.25 US dollar per person | +43.7% |
| 2018 | 137.05 US dollar per person | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 135.09 US dollar per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 159.37 US dollar per person | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 131.02 US dollar per person | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 138.56 US dollar per person | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 167.95 US dollar per person | +21.2% |
| 2024 | 114.79 US dollar per person | -31.6% |
| 2025 | 89.25 US dollar per person | -22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.49 US dollar per person | 0.9933 US dollar per person | 39.76 US dollar per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 124.25 US dollar per person | 38.21 US dollar per person | 261.38 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 168.14 US dollar per person | 135.09 US dollar per person | 257.83 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.49 US dollar per person | 89.25 US dollar per person | 167.95 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More financial sector data for Lesotho
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.548 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Lesotho?
- Other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Lesotho was 89.25 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 261.38 US dollar per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9933 US dollar per person in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations?
- Lesotho ranks 114th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. 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 Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- 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
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.