Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre was 20,968 SDR per square kilometre in 2023. β Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1980β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 20,968 SDR per square kilometre for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 31,782 SDR per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,228 SDR per square kilometre, in 1981.
Lesotho ranks 120th of 179 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,478 SDR per square kilometre | 1,228 SDR per square kilometre | 2,098 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,263 SDR per square kilometre | 1,676 SDR per square kilometre | 13,957 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,100 SDR per square kilometre | 9,845 SDR per square kilometre | 31,563 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,713 SDR per square kilometre | 15,211 SDR per square kilometre | 31,782 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,886 SDR per square kilometre | 16,701 SDR per square kilometre | 20,968 SDR per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 117 Brazil 30,892 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 118 Nigeria 26,216 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 119 Algeria 21,815 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 121 Eswatini 20,768 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 122 Russia 20,141 SDR per square kilometre compare
- 123 United States 19,076 SDR per square kilometre 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 reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre in Lesotho was 20,968 SDR per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 31,782 SDR per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,228 SDR per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Lesotho rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 120th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.