CPIA financial sector rating in Lesotho
Lesotho: CPIA financial sector rating was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA financial sector rating in Lesotho, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 3 1=low to 6=high for cpia financial sector rating in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia financial sector rating in Lesotho peaked at 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3 1=low to 6=high, in 2010.
Lesotho ranks 27th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 27 Azerbaijan 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Benin 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Bhutan 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Bolivia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Burundi 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Cambodia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Cameroon 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Djibouti 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Ethiopia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Guinea 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Liberia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Madagascar 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Maldives 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Mali 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Nigeria 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Papua New Guinea 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Solomon Islands 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Sri Lanka 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Togo 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Vanuatu 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Vietnam 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 27 Zimbabwe 3 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Lesotho
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Tax revenue 35.4% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 20.4% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 32.7% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 7.7% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 7.2% (2024)
- Interest payments 3.5% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 34.0% (2024)
- Interest payments 4.0% (2022)
- Other taxes 0.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia financial sector rating in Lesotho?
- Cpia financial sector rating in Lesotho was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia financial sector rating recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest cpia financial sector rating recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for cpia financial sector rating?
- Lesotho ranks 27th out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia financial sector rating rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA financial sector rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The CPIA measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). The financial sector criterion assesses the policies and regulations that affect financial sector development. Three dimensions are covered: (a) financial stability; (b) the sector’s efficiency, depth, and resource mobilization strength; and (c) access to financial services.