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Lesotho: Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI)

0.78percent · 2025-0.7% since 2015

Total interest payments to gross national income. 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 (percent)Note
20250.782
20240.856
20230.962
20220.753
20210.634
20200.665
20190.861
20180.556
20170.617
20160.62
20150.788
20140.456
20130.391
20120.333
20110.301
20100.279
20090.335
20080.336
20072.76
20060.438
20050.657
20040.732
20030.871
20021.333
20011.496
20002.07
19991.851
19981.868
19971.54
19961.278
19951.205
19940.94
19931.056
19921.121
19910.944
19900.862
19890.94
19880.932
19870.809
19860.806
19850.909
19840.585
19830.844
19820.783
19810.385
19800.3
19790.117
19780.088
19770.069
19760.081
19750.088
19740.077
19730.136
19720.204
19710.151
19700.251

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-interest-payments-on-external-debt-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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