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Lesotho: Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF)

2.83percent · 2031+159.1% since 2021

Defined as the difference between revenue and total expenditure, using the 2014 edition of the IMF’s Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014). Does not include policy lending. For some countries, the overall balance continues to be based on GFSM 1986, which is defined as total revenue and grants minus total expenditure and net lending. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1990 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20312.831projection
20302.675projection
20292.888projection
20283.257projection
20273.051projection
20261.435
20254.891
20248.304
20237.364
2022-4.094
2021-4.794
20201.445
2019-4.68
2018-4.025
2017-1.875
2016-9.428
2015-1.38
20143.157
2013-2.583
20124.564
2011-9.846
2010-1.486
2009-4.157
20088.096
200710.752
200611.57
20054.459
20046.055
20030.889
2002-2.437
2001-2.762
2000-0.948
1999-15.302
1998-11.788
19970.267
19962.114
19955.132
19945.694
19937.553
19924.654
19919.741
19908.778

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as-overall (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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