Financial Sector in Lesotho

367 indicators covering financial sector for Lesotho.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR 11.66 million 2025 down 76.6% 83rd
Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar 17.64 million 2025 up 231.7% 118th
Reserve position in the IMF, SDR 12.88 million 2025 up 235.6% 118th
Reserve tranche position, US dollar 17.64 million 2025 up 231.7% 118th
Reserve tranche position, SDR 12.88 million 2025 up 235.6% 118th
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), annual growth rate 17.87 % change on previous year 2025 up 222.6% 67th
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records 1.19 billion US dollar 2025 up 29.5% 129th
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 962.35 million US dollar 2025 up 13.6% 124th
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio 7.9% 2024 down 14.5% 120th
Remittance inflows to GDP 20.9% 2020 down 23.3% 14th
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita 501.66 US dollar per person 2025 up 17.9% 127th
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP 0.4607 US dollar per US$ of GDP 2025 up 21.4% 14th
Lending interest rate 11.2% 2024 up 8.4% 53rd
Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 21.48 % change on previous year 2025 up 255.4% 37th
Real interest rate 4.9% 2024 up 251.8% 72nd
Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF 17.64 million US dollar 2025 up 231.7% 104th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF 205.74 million US dollar 2025 up 224.8% 99th
Deposit Rate, Percent per annum 2.46 2024 down 9.7% 86th
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 210.92 million US dollar 2025 down 33.0% 144th
Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 1,037 US dollar per person 2025 up 66.5% 131st
Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 0.9525 US dollar per US$ of GDP 2025 up 71.4% 75th
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 17.56 % change on previous year 2025 up 221.4% 65th
Lending Rate, Percent per annum 11.21 2024 up 8.4% 57th
Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) 117,266 units per square kilometre 2008 up 410.6% 115th
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 11.68 % change on previous year 2025 up 177.4% 72nd
Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on Nonresidents (ODCS) 504.01 million 2024 up 75.3% 148th
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 501.72 US dollar per person 2025 up 15.3% 128th
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 0.4607 US dollar per US$ of GDP 2025 up 18.7% 14th
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 407.2 US dollar per person 2025 up 1.1% 119th
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 0.3739 US dollar per US$ of GDP 2025 up 4.1% 17th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) 205.62 million US dollar 2025 up 377.7% 95th
Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF 7.46 US dollar per person 2025 up 195.4% 87th
Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF 0.0069 US dollar per US$ of GDP 2025 up 204.1% 6th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF 87.06 US dollar per person 2025 up 189.3% 80th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF 0.0799 US dollar per US$ of GDP 2025 up 197.8% 3rd
Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on Nonresidents (ODCS) (US) -14.37 % change on previous year 2024 up 14.7% 160th
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations -21.39 % change on previous year 2025 down 54.4% 156th
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 89.25 US dollar per person 2025 down 40.4% 114th
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 0.082 US dollar per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.6% 58th
Assets, Other Foreign Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on 0 2025 145th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) 87 US dollar per person 2025 up 325.4% 79th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) 0.0799 US dollar per US$ of GDP 2025 up 338.0% 3rd
Does the Law Grant Spouses Equal Administrative Authority Over Assets 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Do Sons and Daughters Have Equal Rights to Inherit Assets From Their 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Do Male and Female Surviving Spouses Have Equal Rights to Inherit 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does the Law Provide For the Valuation of Nonmonetary Contributions? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Open a Bank Account in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Access to Credit Based on 0 2023 95th
Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on Nonresidents (ODCS) (US) 215.63 units per person 2024 up 56.0% 113th
Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on Nonresidents (ODCS) (US) 0.2108 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 78.9% 42nd
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF 57.96 % change on previous year 2025 up 1,075.2% 19th
Commercial bank branches 3.53 per 100,000 adults 2024 down 3.0% 158th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) 60.93 % change on previous year 2025 up 1,469.2% 18th
Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF 17.63 million US dollar 2025 up 231.3% 95th
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the 11.7% 2021 down 20.0% 72nd
Automated teller machines (ATMs) 13.79 per 100,000 adults 2024 up 20.4% 142nd
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors 51.6% 2021 down 39.6% 41st
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking 39.8% 2021 down 43.8% 22nd
Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF 5.59 % change on previous year 2025 up 249.2% 46th