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Lesotho: Debt outstanding, External debt stocks, public sector

1.12Bcurrent USD · 2025+43.9% since 2015

Public sector debt comprises long-term external obligations of public debtors, including the national government of all levels, political subdivisions (or an agency of either), autonomous public bodies such as Public Corporations, State Owned Enterprises, Development Banks and Other Mixed Enterprises. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Reported as: PPG. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1970 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20251,115,501,381.6
20241,028,316,129.4
20231,007,181,014.4
2022969,261,834.8
2021979,403,690.8
2020932,157,748.5
2019857,515,763.8
2018810,638,582
2017828,896,769.6
2016776,073,248.1
2015775,141,103.5
2014770,779,671.1
2013773,342,070.8
2012763,418,980.9
2011729,316,552.7
2010709,244,233
2009687,842,663
2008662,638,034.8
2007642,178,316.8
2006613,480,931.5
2005618,932,603
2004721,581,111.8
2003672,639,206.7
2002628,382,513.8
2001578,281,390.7
2000656,443,449.4
1999660,536,347.2
1998660,048,750.9
1997640,860,698.4
1996662,773,701.8
1995641,266,700.1
1994576,644,972.8
1993502,310,555.8
1992463,841,246.4
1991424,603,792.7
1990376,513,970.8
1989314,901,357.3
1988274,746,520.8
1987251,005,488.7
1986189,385,975.4
1985166,267,353
1984128,854,657.4
1983118,488,000.7
1982112,311,241.7
198171,085,738.4
198055,690,385.5
197945,940,718.4
197829,477,142.4
197723,939,808.3
197616,201,998.2
197514,085,560.5
197410,154,661
19738,260,480.3
19729,486,440.3
19718,628,403.5
19708,122,200

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