Foreign debt rose 4.60% to USD 1,818 bil in Lesotho in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Lesotho reached an all time high of USD 1,818 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 8.12 bil in 1970. When compared to Lesotho's main peers, foreign debt in Botswana amounted to USD 1,982 bil, USD 170,015 bil in South Africa, USD 1,130 bil in Swaziland and USD 13,739 bil in Zimbabwe in 2021.
Lesotho has been ranked 102nd within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Botswana | USD bil | 2,237 | 2,126 | 1,741 | 1,782 | 1,565 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | USD bil | 953 | 1,358 | 1,504 | 1,463 | 1,583 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD bil | 38,480 | 43,219 | 46,335 | 50,219 | 54,659 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Africa | USD bil | 127,739 | 144,048 | 175,007 | 180,180 | 190,735 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | USD bil | 450 | 765 | 873 | 766 | 834 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD bil | 11,779 | 15,221 | 22,955 | 23,526 | 27,254 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | USD bil | 9,648 | 11,467 | 12,513 | 12,623 | 12,247 |
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