International Monetary Fund · Economy
Lesotho: Government Debt (% of GDP) (IMF)
48.00percent · 2027+17.1% since 2017
Government Debt (Percent of GDP) Annual figures for Lesotho from 2004 to 2027.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 48.002 | projection |
| 2026 | 47.475 | |
| 2025 | 49.351 | |
| 2024 | 52.53 | |
| 2023 | 60.951 | |
| 2022 | 64.565 | |
| 2021 | 57.991 | |
| 2020 | 54.69 | |
| 2019 | 58.219 | |
| 2018 | 48.191 | |
| 2017 | 40.992 | |
| 2016 | 41.45 | |
| 2015 | 45.812 | |
| 2014 | 41.507 | |
| 2013 | 41.192 | |
| 2012 | 39.846 | |
| 2011 | 36.171 | |
| 2010 | 33.81 | |
| 2009 | 35.87 | |
| 2008 | 47.027 | |
| 2007 | 49.621 | |
| 2006 | 43.729 | |
| 2005 | 40.968 | |
| 2004 | 49.433 |
Source
Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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International Monetary Fund (2026). Government Debt (% of GDP) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-government-debt-of-gdp (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
Government Debt (% of GDP) (IMF) in other countries
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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