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Lesotho: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

7.24percent · 2024+123.9% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1987 to 2024.

19872024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20247.239
20238.208
2022-5.311
2021-4.53
20200.263
2019-5.006
2018-4.216
2017-1.939
2016-8.774
2015-1.288
20143.233
2013-3.052
20124.468
2011-10.017
2010-3.054
2009-5.918
20083.942
200710.569
200611.473
20054.57
20046.201
20030.917
2002-2.477
2001-2.862
2000-0.973
1999-15.882
1998-12.258
19970.285
19962.228
19955.385
19946.067
19938.018
19925.059
199110.689
1989-7.162
1988-15.998
1987-18.943

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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