Real effective exchange rate index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Real effective exchange rate index was 79.84 2010 = 100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Real effective exchange rate index in Lesotho, 1980–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 79.84 2010 = 100 for real effective exchange rate index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in Lesotho peaked at 207.11 2010 = 100 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 73.9 2010 = 100, in 2016.
That places Lesotho 88th out of 95 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 195.38 2010 = 100 | 184.83 2010 = 100 | 205.38 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 185.51 2010 = 100 | 150.64 2010 = 100 | 207.11 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 118.14 2010 = 100 | 77.39 2010 = 100 | 142.84 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.72 2010 = 100 | 73.9 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.23 2010 = 100 | 74.75 2010 = 100 | 81.7 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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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 real effective exchange rate index in Lesotho?
- Real effective exchange rate index in Lesotho was 79.84 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 207.11 2010 = 100 in 1992.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9 2010 = 100 in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for real effective exchange rate index?
- Lesotho ranks 88th out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real effective exchange rate index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs. This indicator is an index series where 2010=100.