Foreign liabilities per capita in Lesotho

Lesotho: Foreign liabilities per capita was 948.31 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
948.31 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
120th
of 149 countries
All-time high
1,610 real chained 2019 US$
in 2001
All-time low
787.18 real chained 2019 US$
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Lesotho, 1995–2020

05001.0k1.5k1995200720201995: 872.3 real chained 2019 US$1996: 787.2 real chained 2019 US$1997: 902.2 real chained 2019 US$1998: 1.2k real chained 2019 US$1999: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$2000: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$2001: 1.6k real chained 2019 US$2002: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$2003: 1.5k real chained 2019 US$2004: 1.6k real chained 2019 US$2005: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$2006: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$2007: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$2008: 1.1k real chained 2019 US$2009: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$2010: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$2011: 1.2k real chained 2019 US$2012: 1.2k real chained 2019 US$2013: 1.1k real chained 2019 US$2014: 1.1k real chained 2019 US$2015: 1.0k real chained 2019 US$2016: 1.0k real chained 2019 US$2017: 1.1k real chained 2019 US$2018: 980.6 real chained 2019 US$2019: 983.5 real chained 2019 US$2020: 948.3 real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign liabilities per capita in Lesotho is 948.31 real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Lesotho peaked at 1,610 real chained 2019 US$ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 787.18 real chained 2019 US$, in 1996.

That places Lesotho 120th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,033 real chained 2019 US$ 787.18 real chained 2019 US$ 1,409 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 1,420 real chained 2019 US$ 1,104 real chained 2019 US$ 1,610 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 1,110 real chained 2019 US$ 980.56 real chained 2019 US$ 1,366 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 948.31 real chained 2019 US$ 948.31 real chained 2019 US$ 948.31 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 117 India 1,095 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 118 Togo 1,060 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 119 Ghana 1,019 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 121 Cameroon 905.26 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 122 Burkina Faso 898.07 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 123 Benin 891.11 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Lesotho?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Lesotho was 948.31 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 1,610 real chained 2019 US$ in 2001.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 787.18 real chained 2019 US$ in 1996.
How does Lesotho rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Lesotho ranks 120th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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