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Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in Lesotho

Lesotho: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.3232 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.3232 SDR per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
14th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.5504 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2009
All-time low
0.0753 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 1989
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1980–2024

0.10.20.30.40.50.61980200220241980: 0.091 SDR per US$ of GDP1981: 0.086 SDR per US$ of GDP1982: 0.124 SDR per US$ of GDP1983: 0.165 SDR per US$ of GDP1984: 0.149 SDR per US$ of GDP1985: 0.147 SDR per US$ of GDP1986: 0.155 SDR per US$ of GDP1987: 0.118 SDR per US$ of GDP1988: 0.089 SDR per US$ of GDP1989: 0.075 SDR per US$ of GDP1990: 0.085 SDR per US$ of GDP1991: 0.114 SDR per US$ of GDP1992: 0.138 SDR per US$ of GDP1993: 0.22 SDR per US$ of GDP1994: 0.291 SDR per US$ of GDP1995: 0.307 SDR per US$ of GDP1996: 0.338 SDR per US$ of GDP1997: 0.425 SDR per US$ of GDP1998: 0.44 SDR per US$ of GDP1999: 0.399 SDR per US$ of GDP2000: 0.361 SDR per US$ of GDP2001: 0.372 SDR per US$ of GDP2002: 0.385 SDR per US$ of GDP2003: 0.268 SDR per US$ of GDP2004: 0.214 SDR per US$ of GDP2005: 0.216 SDR per US$ of GDP2006: 0.243 SDR per US$ of GDP2007: 0.377 SDR per US$ of GDP2008: 0.357 SDR per US$ of GDP2009: 0.55 SDR per US$ of GDP2010: 0.432 SDR per US$ of GDP2011: 0.228 SDR per US$ of GDP2012: 0.262 SDR per US$ of GDP2013: 0.291 SDR per US$ of GDP2014: 0.306 SDR per US$ of GDP2015: 0.305 SDR per US$ of GDP2016: 0.325 SDR per US$ of GDP2017: 0.2 SDR per US$ of GDP2018: 0.205 SDR per US$ of GDP2019: 0.234 SDR per US$ of GDP2020: 0.247 SDR per US$ of GDP2021: 0.236 SDR per US$ of GDP2022: 0.246 SDR per US$ of GDP2023: 0.299 SDR per US$ of GDP2024: 0.323 SDR per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.3232 SDR per US$ of GDP for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in 2024.

The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 0.5504 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0753 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 1989.

That places Lesotho 14th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, year by year

Year SDR per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.0913 SDR per US$ of GDP —
1981 0.0859 SDR per US$ of GDP -6.0%
1982 0.1236 SDR per US$ of GDP +43.9%
1983 0.1647 SDR per US$ of GDP +33.3%
1984 0.1487 SDR per US$ of GDP -9.7%
1985 0.1475 SDR per US$ of GDP -0.8%
1986 0.1545 SDR per US$ of GDP +4.8%
1987 0.1182 SDR per US$ of GDP -23.5%
1988 0.0889 SDR per US$ of GDP -24.8%
1989 0.0753 SDR per US$ of GDP -15.4%
1990 0.0853 SDR per US$ of GDP +13.3%
1991 0.1142 SDR per US$ of GDP +33.9%
1992 0.1378 SDR per US$ of GDP +20.7%
1993 0.2202 SDR per US$ of GDP +59.7%
1994 0.2906 SDR per US$ of GDP +32.0%
1995 0.3067 SDR per US$ of GDP +5.5%
1996 0.3385 SDR per US$ of GDP +10.4%
1997 0.4246 SDR per US$ of GDP +25.4%
1998 0.4399 SDR per US$ of GDP +3.6%
1999 0.3988 SDR per US$ of GDP -9.4%
2000 0.3615 SDR per US$ of GDP -9.3%
2001 0.3725 SDR per US$ of GDP +3.0%
2002 0.3853 SDR per US$ of GDP +3.4%
2003 0.2676 SDR per US$ of GDP -30.6%
2004 0.2137 SDR per US$ of GDP -20.1%
2005 0.2159 SDR per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2006 0.2431 SDR per US$ of GDP +12.6%
2007 0.3772 SDR per US$ of GDP +55.2%
2008 0.357 SDR per US$ of GDP -5.4%
2009 0.5504 SDR per US$ of GDP +54.2%
2010 0.4318 SDR per US$ of GDP -21.6%
2011 0.2283 SDR per US$ of GDP -47.1%
2012 0.2625 SDR per US$ of GDP +15.0%
2013 0.2908 SDR per US$ of GDP +10.8%
2014 0.3057 SDR per US$ of GDP +5.1%
2015 0.305 SDR per US$ of GDP -0.2%
2016 0.3255 SDR per US$ of GDP +6.7%
2017 0.2002 SDR per US$ of GDP -38.5%
2018 0.2049 SDR per US$ of GDP +2.4%
2019 0.2342 SDR per US$ of GDP +14.3%
2020 0.2469 SDR per US$ of GDP +5.4%
2021 0.2364 SDR per US$ of GDP -4.2%
2022 0.2461 SDR per US$ of GDP +4.1%
2023 0.2989 SDR per US$ of GDP +21.5%
2024 0.3232 SDR per US$ of GDP +8.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1199 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0753 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1647 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.2757 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0853 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.4399 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.3344 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.2137 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.5504 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.2789 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.2002 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.4318 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.2703 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.2364 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.3232 SDR per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 11 Samoa 0.3363 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 12 Solomon Islands 0.3295 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 13 East Timor 0.3265 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 15 United Arab Emirates 0.3217 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 16 Nepal 0.3207 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 17 Thailand 0.3155 SDR per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Lesotho?
Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Lesotho was 0.3232 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.5504 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2009.
What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0753 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1989.
How does Lesotho rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 14th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
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Coverage
179 places, 9,198 data points, 1960–2025
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Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.