Securities Other Than Shares, Money Market Instruments in Lesotho
Lesotho: Securities Other Than Shares, Money Market Instruments was 0 in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2008)
0
World rank
37th
of 90 countries
All-time high
12.22 million
in 1994
All-time low
0
in 2001
Years of data
36
1973–2008
Securities Other Than Shares, Money Market Instruments in Lesotho, 1973–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for securities other than shares, money market instruments in Lesotho is 0, measured in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, securities other than shares, money market instruments in Lesotho peaked at 12.22 million in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
Lesotho ranks 37th of 90 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.
Securities Other Than Shares, Money Market Instruments in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 531,000 | — |
| 1974 | 261,000 | -50.8% |
| 1975 | 233,000 | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 574,000 | +146.4% |
| 1977 | 946,000 | +64.8% |
| 1978 | 1.07 million | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 1.53 million | +43.7% |
| 1980 | 4.02 million | +162.1% |
| 1981 | 147,000 | -96.3% |
| 1982 | 179,000 | +21.8% |
| 1983 | 324,000 | +81.0% |
| 1984 | 305,000 | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 253,000 | -17.0% |
| 1986 | 287,000 | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 5.48 million | +1810.5% |
| 1988 | 5.22 million | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 9.56 million | +83.3% |
| 1990 | 12.19 million | +27.5% |
| 1991 | 7.49 million | -38.6% |
| 1992 | 4.65 million | -37.9% |
| 1993 | 11.18 million | +140.5% |
| 1994 | 12.22 million | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 7.48 million | -38.8% |
| 1996 | 2.68 million | -64.1% |
| 1997 | 9.10 million | +239.5% |
| 1998 | 1.97 million | -78.4% |
| 1999 | 4.82 million | +144.6% |
| 2000 | 10.12 million | +110.0% |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 735,429 | 233,000 | 1.53 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.58 million | 147,000 | 9.56 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.38 million | 1.97 million | 12.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 million | 0 | 10.12 million | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 34 Namibia 3.90 million compare
- 35 Brunei Darussalam 1.09 million compare
- 36 Kenya 208,000 compare
- 37 Anguilla 0
- 37 Albania 0
- 37 Armenia 0 compare
- 37 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 37 Burundi 0
- 37 Bangladesh 0
- 37 Belize 0
- 37 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0 compare
- 37 Barbados 0
- 37 Bhutan 0
- 37 Botswana 0
- 37 Canada 0 compare
- 37 Cape Verde 0 compare
- 37 Dominica 0
- 37 Algeria 0
- 37 Egypt 0 compare
- 37 Eritrea 0
- 37 Georgia 0
- 37 Grenada 0 compare
- 37 Guyana 0 compare
- 37 Honduras 0 compare
- 37 Haiti 0
- 37 Iraq 0
- 37 Jamaica 0
- 37 Japan 0 compare
- 37 Kazakhstan 0 compare
- 37 Cambodia 0
- 37 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 37 Kuwait 0
- 37 Saint Lucia 0
- 37 Macau, China 0
- 37 North Macedonia 0
- 37 Myanmar 0
- 37 Montserrat 0 compare
- 37 Nigeria 0 compare
- 37 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 37 Nepal 0
- 37 Oman 0
- 37 Papua New Guinea 0
- 37 Qatar 0
- 37 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 37 Serbia 0
- 37 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 37 Suriname 0 compare
- 37 Eswatini 0
- 37 Seychelles 0 compare
- 37 Tonga 0 compare
- 37 Türkiye 0 compare
- 37 Tanzania, United Republic of 0
- 37 Uganda 0
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 37 Vanuatu 0
- 37 Zambia 0 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 securities other than shares, money market instruments in Lesotho?
- Securities other than shares, money market instruments in Lesotho was 0 in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest securities other than shares, money market instruments recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 12.22 million in 1994.
- What is the lowest securities other than shares, money market instruments recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for securities other than shares, money market instruments?
- Lesotho ranks 37th out of 90 countries with data for 2008.
- Is securities other than shares, money market instruments rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Securities Other Than Shares, Money Market Instruments (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.