World Bank · Financial Sector
Lesotho: Deposit interest rate
2.46percent · 2024-9.7% since 2014
Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1980 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.46 | |
| 2023 | 2.435 | |
| 2022 | 1.651 | |
| 2021 | 1.662 | |
| 2020 | 1.912 | |
| 2019 | 1.65 | |
| 2018 | 1.394 | |
| 2017 | 1.218 | |
| 2016 | 1.107 | |
| 2015 | 2.334 | |
| 2014 | 2.725 | |
| 2013 | 2.85 | |
| 2012 | 2.85 | |
| 2011 | 2.695 | |
| 2010 | 3.683 | |
| 2009 | 4.85 | |
| 2008 | 7.642 | |
| 2007 | 6.458 | |
| 2006 | 4.543 | |
| 2005 | 4.217 | |
| 2004 | 4.242 | |
| 2003 | 5.162 | |
| 2002 | 5.188 | |
| 2001 | 4.833 | |
| 2000 | 4.917 | |
| 1999 | 7.454 | |
| 1998 | 10.733 | |
| 1997 | 11.813 | |
| 1996 | 12.733 | |
| 1995 | 13.342 | |
| 1994 | 8.425 | |
| 1993 | 8.063 | |
| 1992 | 10.608 | |
| 1991 | 13 | |
| 1990 | 13 | |
| 1989 | 12.817 | |
| 1988 | 9.583 | |
| 1987 | 7 | |
| 1986 | 10.042 | |
| 1985 | 13.889 | |
| 1984 | 9.9 | |
| 1980 | 7.5 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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