Foreign debt rose 12.4% to USD 1,052 bil in Lesotho in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Lesotho reached an all time high of USD 1,052 bil in 2020 and an all time low of USD 8.12 bil in 1970. When compared to Lesotho's main peers, foreign debt in Botswana amounted to USD 1,597 bil, USD 170,767 bil in South Africa, USD 766 bil in Swaziland and USD 12,741 bil in Zimbabwe in 2020.
Lesotho has been ranked 105th within the group of 113 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt.
Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Botswana | USD bil | 2,237 | 2,126 | 1,741 | 1,782 | 1,565 | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | USD bil | 953 | 1,358 | 1,504 | 1,463 | 1,583 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | USD bil | 38,480 | 43,219 | 46,335 | 50,219 | 54,659 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
South Africa | USD bil | 127,739 | 144,048 | 175,007 | 180,180 | 190,735 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | USD bil | 450 | 765 | 873 | 766 | 834 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | USD bil | 11,779 | 15,221 | 22,955 | 23,526 | 27,254 | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | USD bil | 9,648 | 11,467 | 12,513 | 12,623 | 12,247 |