Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF in Lesotho
Lesotho: Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF was 0.0069 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF in Lesotho, 1995–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0069 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 204.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf in Lesotho peaked at 0.0089 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Lesotho ranks 6th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0052 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0053 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0054 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0053 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0054 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -26.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 0.003 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0025 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.008 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +255.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0078 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0089 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0074 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 0.007 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0069 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0052 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.003 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.008 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 3 Liberia 0.0088 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.007 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Tonga 0.007 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Andorra 0.0063 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0062 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Kiribati 0.0055 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
More financial sector data for Lesotho
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1,569 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -37.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2023)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 660.13 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 772.82 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 772.82 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 772.82 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 330.63 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf in Lesotho?
- Reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf in Lesotho was 0.0069 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0089 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf?
- Lesotho ranks 6th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (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.