24_International reserves in Lesotho

Lesotho: 24_International reserves was 1.01 billion excluding gold in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.01 billion excluding gold
Change on year
up 17.8%
World rank
136th
of 174 countries
All-time high
1.16 billion excluding gold
in 2009
All-time low
44.30 million excluding gold
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

24_International reserves in Lesotho, 1990–2025

0250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B1.2B1990200720251990: 44.3M excluding gold1991: 99.3M excluding gold1992: 129.8M excluding gold1993: 169.3M excluding gold1994: 290.8M excluding gold1995: 394.1M excluding gold1996: 454.4M excluding gold1997: 523.6M excluding gold1998: 604.6M excluding gold1999: 410.1M excluding gold2000: 469.2M excluding gold2001: 394.0M excluding gold2002: 381.6M excluding gold2003: 408.4M excluding gold2004: 440.6M excluding gold2005: 476.5M excluding gold2006: 564.5M excluding gold2007: 769.8M excluding gold2008: 939.9M excluding gold2009: 1.2B excluding gold2010: 911.7M excluding gold2011: 981.3M excluding gold2012: 869.2M excluding gold2013: 984.8M excluding gold2014: 966.9M excluding gold2015: 1.1B excluding gold2016: 978.6M excluding gold2017: 888.9M excluding gold2018: 811.6M excluding gold2019: 734.9M excluding gold2020: 643.2M excluding gold2021: 671.5M excluding gold2022: 772.8M excluding gold2023: 751.6M excluding gold2024: 858.8M excluding gold2025: 1.0B excluding gold

Source: IMF. Measured in excluding gold.

Analysis

The most recent figure for 24_international reserves in Lesotho is 1.01 billion excluding gold, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 17.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 24_international reserves in Lesotho peaked at 1.16 billion excluding gold in 2009 and was at its lowest, 44.30 million excluding gold, in 1990.

That places Lesotho 136th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 312.03 million excluding gold 44.30 million excluding gold 604.59 million excluding gold 10
2000s 600.25 million excluding gold 381.65 million excluding gold 1.16 billion excluding gold 10
2010s 922.09 million excluding gold 734.93 million excluding gold 1.09 billion excluding gold 10
2020s 784.88 million excluding gold 643.24 million excluding gold 1.01 billion excluding gold 6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 133 Montenegro 1.35 billion excluding gold compare
  2. 134 Gabon 1.30 billion excluding gold compare
  3. 135 Equatorial Guinea 1.16 billion excluding gold compare
  4. 137 Chad 982.72 million excluding gold compare
  5. 138 Bhutan 927.62 million excluding gold compare
  6. 139 Cyprus 926.14 million excluding gold compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is 24_international reserves in Lesotho?
24_international reserves in Lesotho was 1.01 billion excluding gold in 2025, according to IMF.
What is the highest 24_international reserves recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 1.16 billion excluding gold in 2009.
What is the lowest 24_international reserves recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 44.30 million excluding gold in 1990.
How does Lesotho rank for 24_international reserves?
Lesotho ranks 136th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is 24_international reserves rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from IMF, published as part of 24_International reserves (excluding gold). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
24_International reserves (excluding gold)
Unit
excluding gold
Source
IMF
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 6,019 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The data on international reserve assets refer to entries published in the world tables of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics (IFS).