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Foreign Debt (USD) rose 12.4% to USD 1,052 bil in Lesotho in 2020

Foreign Debt (USD) (USD bil), 2020
Economy | Lesotho | June 1, 2022
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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

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