Foreign debt rose 3.57% to USD 936 bil in Lesotho in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Lesotho reached an all time high of USD 936 bil in 2017 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 1,565 bil, USD 187,667 bil in South Africa, USD 626 bil in Swaziland and USD 12,270 bil in Zimbabwe in 2019.
Lesotho has been ranked 101st within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| 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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