Financial Sector in Lesotho

367 indicators covering financial sector for Lesotho.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP 21.1% 2021 up 48.8% 141st
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP 27.7% 2021 up 53.6% 145th
Liquid liabilities to GDP 39.9% 2021 up 12.0% 136th
Central bank assets to GDP 1.3% 2021 down 9.4% 139th
Financial system deposits to GDP 36.2% 2021 up 13.9% 128th
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial 21.1% 2021 up 48.8% 142nd
Bank deposits to GDP 36.2% 2021 up 13.9% 128th
Liquid liabilities in millions USD 734.87 2000 constant 2021 down 7.8% 173rd
Bank credit to bank deposits 58.2% 2021 up 30.6% 140th
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims -130,853 units per square kilometre 2008 down 98.2% 137th
Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey) 2,483 units per person 2008 up 180.5% 154th
Broad money (current LCU), per square kilometre 470,451 current LCU per square kilometre 2020 up 121.3% 139th
Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per 511.64 units per person 2008 up 30.1% 154th
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita 1,972 units per person 2008 up 300.7% 138th
Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey) 2.76 units per US$ of GDP 2008 up 45.1% 111th
Financial Institutions Access Index 0.1045 2020 up 52.0% 144th
Financial Institutions Depth Index 0.2766 2020 up 18.5% 67th
Financial Institutions Efficiency Index 0.4439 2020 down 24.2% 167th
Financial Development Index 0.143 2020 down 0.8% 137th
Financial Institutions Index 0.2791 2020 down 0.8% 126th
Financial Markets Access Index 0 2020 115th
Financial Markets Depth Index 0.005 2020 up 3.3% 148th
Financial Markets Efficiency Index 0 2020 94th
Financial Markets Index 0.0019 2020 up 3.3% 149th
Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per 0.5694 units per US$ of GDP 2008 down 32.7% 138th
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre 0 SDR per square kilometre 2023 118th
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre 0 SDR per square kilometre 2023 118th
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit 2.19 units per US$ of GDP 2008 up 107.2% 93rd
Total reserves 56.8% 2024 down 52.1% 29th
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 36th
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year 2025 up 186.0% 38th
Money, Seasonally adjusted 3.86 billion 2008 up 299.5% 131st
Interest rate spread 8.7% 2024 up 14.9% 25th
Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey) 160,855 units per square kilometre 2008 up 176.1% 143rd
Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per 33,141 units per square kilometre 2008 up 28.1% 147th
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) 29.63 % change on previous year 2008 up 15.0% 24th
Capital Accounts 3.56 billion 2008 up 410.6% 123rd
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square 127,714 units per square kilometre 2008 up 294.4% 129th
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) 1,962 units per person 2008 up 305.9% 133rd
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) 2.18 units per US$ of GDP 2008 up 109.9% 90th
Domestic credit to private sector 20.0% 2020 up 49.2% 148th
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) 127,101 units per square kilometre 2008 up 299.5% 124th
Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) 52.45 % change on previous year 2008 down 51.5% 18th
Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) 1,810 units per person 2008 up 418.8% 121st
Reserve assets 1.19 billion US dollar 2025 up 32.4% 131st
Deposit interest rate 2.5% 2024 down 9.7% 94th
Banking crisis dummy 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none 2017 4th
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP 7.0% 2020 up 155.3% 126th
Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records 2.45 billion US dollar 2025 up 86.9% 142nd
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP 0.1% 2020 down 75.7% 180th
Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) 2.01 units per US$ of GDP 2008 up 168.3% 70th
Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR 2023 120th
Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR 2023 120th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 660.13 million SDR 2024 down 5.2% 145th
Reserves excluding gold 772.82 million SDR 2024 up 3.6% 145th
Total reserves (gold at market value) 772.82 million SDR 2024 up 3.6% 149th
Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 772.82 million SDR 2024 up 3.6% 150th
Consumer price index 221.03 2010 = 100 2025 up 74.0% 52nd
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, Percent of quota per annum 16.7 2025 down 88.3% 85th
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, US dollar 15.97 million 2025 down 76.9% 83rd