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Lesotho: Interest payments on external debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)

1.50percent · 2025+1.7% since 2015

Total interest payments to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total interest payment is the sum of interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and charges to the IMF. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1975 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20251.504
20241.549
20231.713
20221.276
20211.103
20201.147
20191.447
20180.898
20170.968
20161.01
20151.479
20140.892
20130.749
20120.59
20110.478
20100.48
20090.521
20080.478
20073.88
20060.654
20051.029
20041.04
20031.173
20021.699
20012.119
20002.84
19994.087
19983.683
19972.786
19962.373
19952.407
19942.061
19932.003
19922.1
19911.743
19901.487
19891.599
19881.571
19871.362
19861.507
19851.613
19840.982
19831.429
19821.28
19810.73
19800.574
19790.213
19780.168
19770.124
19760.135
19750.145

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Published by World Bank, produced by World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Interest payments on external debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-interest-payments-on-external-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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