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Lesotho: Net flows on external debt, other public sector

-91,000current USD · 2025+97.8% since 2015

Other public sector long-term debt are aggregated. Public debt is an external obligation of a public debtor, including the national government, a political subdivision (or an agency of either), and autonomous public bodies. Publicly guaranteed debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Reported as: PPG. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1971 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
2025-91,000
2024-45,000
20230
20220
20210
2020107,000
20192,416,000
20181,145,000
2017379,000
2016302,531.3
2015-4,070,818
201452,591.3
2013-528,909.6
2012-1,082,713.6
2011-1,084,821
2010-818,704.2
2009-1,277,070.6
2008-4,433,486.6
2007-8,346,208.8
2006-9,474,087.7
2005-9,384,341.7
2004-8,291,291.1
2003-24,388,534.3
2002-26,772,339.6
2001-4,186,323.1
2000379,433.5
1999-922,272.2
19988,888,610.6
199714,214,241.6
199625,231,169.1
199525,242,716.3
199416,708,405.7
199326,785,639
199217,149,271.3
19916,060,928
1990-814,121.9
1989119,417.7
1988-835,262.7
1987798,816
1986-288,360.8
19855,320,206.9
19841,267,105.3
198347,576.7
1982-11,073.9
1981-13,787.8
1980-14,139.6
1979-13,066.4
1978-13,800
1977-38,307.5
1976-61,688.2
1975-23,403.6
1974-33,908.9
1973-34,739.4
1972416,680.2
1971-25,359.4

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