Foreign assets in Lesotho

Lesotho: Foreign assets was 1.83 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.83 billion current US$
Change on year
up 19.3%
World rank
136th
of 150 countries
All-time high
2.87 billion current US$
in 2009
All-time low
519.00 million current US$
in 2000
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets in Lesotho, 1995–2020

500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B3.0B1995200720201995: 586.0M current US$1996: 562.0M current US$1997: 661.0M current US$1998: 684.0M current US$1999: 609.0M current US$2000: 519.0M current US$2001: 854.0M current US$2002: 914.0M current US$2003: 1.1B current US$2004: 1.3B current US$2005: 1.3B current US$2006: 1.6B current US$2007: 2.3B current US$2008: 2.2B current US$2009: 2.9B current US$2010: 2.8B current US$2011: 1.7B current US$2012: 1.9B current US$2013: 1.7B current US$2014: 1.6B current US$2015: 1.5B current US$2016: 1.4B current US$2017: 1.3B current US$2018: 1.4B current US$2019: 1.5B current US$2020: 1.8B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign assets in Lesotho stood at 1.83 billion current US$.

The figure is up 19.3% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets in Lesotho peaked at 2.87 billion current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 519.00 million current US$, in 2000.

That places Lesotho 136th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 620.40 million current US$ 562.00 million current US$ 684.00 million current US$ 5
2000s 1.50 billion current US$ 519.00 million current US$ 2.87 billion current US$ 10
2010s 1.67 billion current US$ 1.29 billion current US$ 2.78 billion current US$ 10
2020s 1.83 billion current US$ 1.83 billion current US$ 1.83 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 133 Guyana 1.99 billion current US$ compare
  2. 134 Zimbabwe 1.90 billion current US$ compare
  3. 135 Saint Lucia 1.85 billion current US$ compare
  4. 137 Maldives 1.78 billion current US$ compare
  5. 138 Suriname 1.76 billion current US$ compare
  6. 139 Malawi 1.35 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets in Lesotho?
Foreign assets in Lesotho was 1.83 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign assets recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 2.87 billion current US$ in 2009.
What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 519.00 million current US$ in 2000.
How does Lesotho rank for foreign assets?
Lesotho ranks 136th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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