Debt to the Penny, October 28, 2026$40,551,054,852,362.41
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Lesotho

49.4 %Government gross debt, % of GDP
4.9 %Fiscal balance, % of GDP
$2.8 bnGDP, current prices
-1.2 %Current account, % of GDP

Facts

Government gross debt, % of GDP
49.4 % (2025)
Fiscal balance, % of GDP
4.9 % (2025)
GDP, current prices
$2.8 bn (2025)
Current account, % of GDP
-1.2 % (2025)
Debt level
30–60% of GDP
Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
+3.6 pp
Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
3.0 % (2020)
ISO code
LSO

Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)

GDP, current prices ($ billions)

198020252.80.4
PeriodValue
2025$2.8 bn
2024$2.5 bn
2023$2.2 bn
2022$2.3 bn
2021$2.4 bn
2020$2.1 bn
2019$2.3 bn
2018$2.5 bn
2017$2.4 bn
2016$2.2 bn
2015$2.2 bn
2014$2.5 bn

Current account balance, % of GDP

19802025-1.2-9.0
PeriodValue
2025-1.2 %
20242.7 %
2023-1.0 %
2022-14.0 %
2021-9.0 %
2020-4.5 %
2019-5.0 %
2018-6.8 %
2017-10.4 %
2016-11.9 %
2015-7.0 %
2014-8.1 %

Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP

198220254.9-2.0
PeriodValue
20254.9 %
20248.3 %
20237.4 %
2022-4.1 %
2021-4.8 %
20201.4 %
2019-4.7 %
2018-4.0 %
2017-1.9 %
2016-9.4 %
2015-1.4 %
20143.2 %

Government gross debt, % of GDP

1988202549.423.3
PeriodValue
202549.4 %
202452.5 %
202361.0 %
202264.6 %
202158.0 %
202054.7 %
201958.2 %
201848.2 %
201741.0 %
201641.5 %
201545.8 %
201441.5 %

Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)

200820203.037.5
PeriodValue
20202.99
201932.2
201832.8
201737.4
201642.1
201533.1
201433.0
201333.2
201232.2
201127.1
201029.6
200941.7