Net long-term borrowing in Lesotho
Lesotho: Net long-term borrowing was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
0 BoP, current US$
World rank
7th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0 BoP, current US$
in 1960
All-time low
-797,695 BoP, current US$
in 1981
Years of data
52
1960–2011
Net long-term borrowing in Lesotho, 1960–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net long-term borrowing in Lesotho is 0 BoP, current US$, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Over the whole period, net long-term borrowing in Lesotho peaked at 0 BoP, current US$ in 1960 and was at its lowest, -797,695 BoP, current US$, in 1981.
Lesotho ranks 7th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | -237,948 BoP, current US$ | -593,808 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | -256,564 BoP, current US$ | -797,695 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 4 Cape Verde 15.22 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 5 Mozambique 3.61 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Morocco 26,930 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Angola 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Benin 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Botswana 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Burundi 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Cameroon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Central African Republic 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Chad 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Comoros 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Congo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Cote d'Ivoire 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Djibouti 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Eritrea 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Ethiopia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Gabon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Gambia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Ghana 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Guinea 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Kenya 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Liberia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Madagascar 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Mali 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Mauritania 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Niger 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Nigeria 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Rwanda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Senegal 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Seychelles 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Somalia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 South Sudan 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Sudan 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Eswatini 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Tanzania 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Togo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Tunisia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Uganda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Zambia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Zimbabwe 0 BoP, current US$ compare
More trade data for Lesotho
- Pesticides imports 748,000 FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Food imports excluding fish 126.03 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 155.88 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 45.20 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 255,968 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 1.59 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 2,000 FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 69 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Merchandise exports, WB 1.10 billion current US$ (2011)
- Other long-term inflows, net 0 BoP, current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net long-term borrowing in Lesotho?
- Net long-term borrowing in Lesotho was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest net long-term borrowing recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ in 1960.
- What is the lowest net long-term borrowing recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -797,695 BoP, current US$ in 1981.
- How does Lesotho rank for net long-term borrowing?
- Lesotho ranks 7th out of 54 countries with data for 2011.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Net long-term borrowing (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net long-term borrowing includes external debt disbursements less repayments due, plus other net long-term inflows. Data are in current U.S. dollars.