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Lesotho: External debt stocks, total

1.77Bcurrent USD · 2024+94.4% since 2014

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20241,773,147,342.7
20231,775,614,027.3
20221,809,413,920
20211,833,103,211.3
20201,737,618,388.9
20191,583,480,653
20181,463,408,840.9
20171,504,173,109.2
20161,358,062,674.5
2015952,588,686.1
2014912,086,478.4
2013925,015,906.5
2012904,228,982.1
2011813,623,741.4
2010788,060,174.8
2009766,529,460.1
2008700,047,301.8
2007685,484,471.5
2006657,437,143.1
2005666,293,758.5
2004773,436,561.2
2003705,761,420.2
2002712,577,931.3
2001684,403,514
2000769,689,608.6
1999687,190,387.9
1998688,207,826.7
1997672,950,604
1996701,229,527.2
1995684,357,708.7
1994622,553,685.7
1993542,372,022.5
1992494,402,014.6
1991447,387,652.9
1990395,586,122.4
1989328,147,754.2
1988287,087,570.2
1987258,625,573.6
1986197,621,649.8
1985175,286,619.1
1984138,033,418.7
1983128,672,831.9
1982122,070,133.2
198184,408,003
198071,941,751
197953,128,547.8
197834,003,373.3
197724,589,678.1
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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World Bank (2026). External debt stocks, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-external-debt-stocks-total (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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