Broad money growth rose 290% to 17.1% in Lesotho in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, broad money growth in Lesotho reached an all time high of 35.3% in 2006 and an all time low of -8.99% in 2019. When compared to Lesotho's main peers, broad money growth in Botswana amounted to 5.89%, 9.43% in South Africa, 15.4% in Swaziland and 486% in Zimbabwe in 2020.
Lesotho has been ranked 45th within the group of 121 countries we follow in terms of broad money growth, 11 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Broad Money Growth | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Botswana | % | 4.59% | 19.9% | 5.39% | 2.72% | 8.32% | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | % | 3.95% | 12.6% | -4.84% | 25.5% | 10.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | 22.2% | 26.1% | 10.1% | 5.09% | 8.22% | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | % | 7.84% | 9.10% | 6.05% | 14.0% | 6.39% | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | % | 7.28% | 10.3% | 6.08% | 6.43% | 5.60% | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | % | 3.94% | 13.6% | 26.4% | 3.80% | 4.06% | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | % | 12.6% | 35.2% | -5.70% | 21.4% | 16.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | 12.6% | 8.20% | 19.0% | 38.6% | 28.0% |