World Bank · Debt
Lesotho: Concessional debt
24.97percent · 2025-51.5% since 2015
Concessional debt to total external debt stocks. Concessional debt is defined as loans with an original grant element of 35 percent or more. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1970 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.972 | |
| 2024 | 25.937 | |
| 2023 | 25.178 | |
| 2022 | 25.3 | |
| 2021 | 26.731 | |
| 2020 | 29.642 | |
| 2019 | 32.183 | |
| 2018 | 33.926 | |
| 2017 | 33.523 | |
| 2016 | 35.433 | |
| 2015 | 51.45 | |
| 2014 | 56.224 | |
| 2013 | 58.671 | |
| 2012 | 62.122 | |
| 2011 | 70.061 | |
| 2010 | 72.659 | |
| 2009 | 72.27 | |
| 2008 | 78.059 | |
| 2007 | 77.372 | |
| 2006 | 76.016 | |
| 2005 | 70.112 | |
| 2004 | 63.669 | |
| 2003 | 64.388 | |
| 2002 | 57.478 | |
| 2001 | 53.588 | |
| 2000 | 49.958 | |
| 1999 | 55.698 | |
| 1998 | 53.442 | |
| 1997 | 50.493 | |
| 1996 | 52.487 | |
| 1995 | 53.249 | |
| 1994 | 54.509 | |
| 1993 | 54.364 | |
| 1992 | 56.182 | |
| 1991 | 56.631 | |
| 1990 | 57.072 | |
| 1989 | 57.596 | |
| 1988 | 57.454 | |
| 1987 | 59.603 | |
| 1986 | 63.808 | |
| 1985 | 62.681 | |
| 1984 | 64.892 | |
| 1983 | 62.019 | |
| 1982 | 57.391 | |
| 1981 | 62.172 | |
| 1980 | 59.104 | |
| 1979 | 68.102 | |
| 1978 | 78.373 | |
| 1977 | 84.162 | |
| 1976 | 86.257 | |
| 1975 | 80.694 | |
| 1974 | 68.658 | |
| 1973 | 67.709 | |
| 1972 | 70.874 | |
| 1971 | 69.759 | |
| 1970 | 70.456 |
Source
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World Bank (2026). Concessional debt. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-concessional-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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