Lending interest rate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Lending interest rate was 11.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Lesotho, 1980–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 11.2% for lending interest rate in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Lesotho peaked at 20.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 53rd of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.3% | 11.0% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 14.2% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 11.7% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 8.2% | 11.2% | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Lesotho
- Net migration -5,192 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.54 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 3.67 billion current LCU (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 23.8% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 25.32 billion current LCU (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -18.2% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 24.3% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 24.3% (2024)
- Broad money 42.3% (2020)
- Official exchange rate 17.89 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Lesotho?
- Lending interest rate in Lesotho was 11.2% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for lending interest rate?
- Lesotho ranks 53rd out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Lending interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.