Bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities fell 29.5% yoy to 32.7% in Lesotho in 1Q2025, according to the National Central Bank. This is 1.07% less than in the previous quarter.
Historically, bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities in Lesotho reached an all time high of 94.7% in 3Q2013 and an all time low of 30.3% in 4Q2022.
Lesotho has been ranked 32nd within the group of 47 countries we follow in terms of bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Liquid Assets (As % of Short-Term Liabilities) | Unit | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Botswana | % | 14.2% | 17.2% | 19.7% | 16.6% | 15.3% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 42.6% | 46.4% | 40.6% | 33.5% | 33.1% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 47.4% | 50.2% | 47.7% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 17.0% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 19.2% | 19.3% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 34.2% | 33.6% | 33.3% | 35.4% | 34.0% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 35.4% | 33.4% | 29.9% | 34.8% | 36.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 42.8% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |