World Bank · Debt
Lesotho: Debt service on external debt, total
110.04Mcurrent USD · 2024+150.7% since 2014
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 110,035,590.7 | |
| 2023 | 130,559,967.8 | |
| 2022 | 82,166,213.6 | |
| 2021 | 95,615,831.3 | |
| 2020 | 73,079,643.2 | |
| 2019 | 75,491,401.2 | |
| 2018 | 79,356,947.7 | |
| 2017 | 55,915,961.9 | |
| 2016 | 58,018,925 | |
| 2015 | 53,141,159.2 | |
| 2014 | 43,893,650.6 | |
| 2013 | 45,748,298.2 | |
| 2012 | 39,991,190.5 | |
| 2011 | 40,726,635.1 | |
| 2010 | 34,890,995.9 | |
| 2009 | 38,256,553.2 | |
| 2008 | 37,507,479.6 | |
| 2007 | 98,476,380.9 | |
| 2006 | 45,926,786.5 | |
| 2005 | 79,625,109 | |
| 2004 | 53,520,189.7 | |
| 2003 | 67,102,102.7 | |
| 2002 | 68,142,384.2 | |
| 2001 | 68,749,825 | |
| 2000 | 61,738,453.5 | |
| 1999 | 54,967,608.6 | |
| 1998 | 51,699,900.6 | |
| 1997 | 47,700,626.3 | |
| 1996 | 38,143,488.1 | |
| 1995 | 40,867,805.9 | |
| 1994 | 29,762,746.5 | |
| 1993 | 32,757,530.7 | |
| 1992 | 33,863,537.4 | |
| 1991 | 26,360,544.1 | |
| 1990 | 23,287,755.3 | |
| 1989 | 22,343,720.4 | |
| 1988 | 24,376,095.3 | |
| 1987 | 15,449,745.8 | |
| 1986 | 14,756,976.7 | |
| 1985 | 19,059,271.1 | |
| 1984 | 14,312,716.9 | |
| 1983 | 21,450,046.8 | |
| 1982 | 9,952,608.2 | |
| 1981 | 5,648,911 | |
| 1980 | 5,452,080 | |
| 1979 | 2,422,984.8 | |
| 1978 | 1,094,694.6 | |
| 1977 | 458,540 | |
| 1976 | 543,801.3 | |
| 1975 | 1,088,050.3 | |
| 1974 | 512,763.9 | |
| 1973 | 625,729.8 | |
| 1972 | 422,654.3 | |
| 1971 | 385,137.9 | |
| 1970 | 507,700 |
Source
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