Lesotho vs Yemen: Total reserves

Lesotho
1.01 billion includes gold, current US$
in 2024
Yemen
1.25 billion includes gold, current US$
in 2022
Lesotho rank
146th
Yemen rank
143rd

Total reserves over time

  • Lesotho
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 1.25 billion includes gold, current US$ against 1.01 billion includes gold, current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 242.97 million includes gold, current US$.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.

Globally, Lesotho ranks 146th and Yemen ranks 143rd of 181 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$)
Unit
includes gold, current US$
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 9,490 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.