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Lesotho: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)

0.18percent · 2024+670.0% since 2014

Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. 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. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20240.183
20230.19
20220.798
20210.141
20200.118
20190.023
20180.035
20170.026
20162.826
20153.472
20140.024
20130.001
20120
20110.492
20100
20090.392
20080.286
20070.292
20060.304
20051.051
20041.034
20030.142
20027.999
200112.566
200012.602
19990.582
19980.59
19970.594
19960.57
19950.584
19940.768
19930.918
19920.963
19910.733
19900.706
19890.609
19882.09
19871.547
19862.024
19852.297
19842.898
19833.109
19822.458
19817.108
198011.12
19790.001
19788.823
19770
19760
19750
19740
19730
19720
19710
19700

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World Bank (2026). Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-short-term-debt-dt-dod-dstc-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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