Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.4607 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1995–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.4607 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 0.874 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2649 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
That places Lesotho 14th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4562 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.4863 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5724 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6194 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5476 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4732 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.513 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5756 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4346 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3939 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3407 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 0.392 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5924 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +51.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5468 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.874 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +59.9% |
| 2010 | 0.685 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 0.35 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -48.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4066 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4416 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4295 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3796 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3978 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3092 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2649 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3142 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4168 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +32.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3637 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3214 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3812 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4206 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4607 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.4607 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1557 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 3.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.4607 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1224 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 3.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5364 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4562 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.6194 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5136 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3407 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.874 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3978 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2649 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.685 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3941 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3214 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4607 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 11 Afghanistan 0.4874 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Curaçao 0.4835 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Samoa 0.4646 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 0.4536 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Czechia 0.4511 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 0.451 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Lesotho?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Lesotho was 0.4607 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.874 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2649 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 14th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.