Foreign debt fell 1.87% to USD 1,776 bil in Lesotho in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Lesotho reached an all time high of USD 1,833 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 2,079 bil, USD 165,787 bil in South Africa, USD 1,241 bil in Swaziland and USD 14,213 bil in Zimbabwe in 2023.
Lesotho has been ranked 101st within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Botswana | USD bil | 1,732 | 1,774 | 1,564 | 1,603 | 1,997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | USD bil | 1,504 | 1,463 | 1,583 | 1,738 | 1,833 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD bil | 45,974 | 49,810 | 54,212 | 58,664 | 62,668 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Africa | USD bil | 175,014 | 180,184 | 190,738 | 175,417 | 169,438 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | USD bil | 873 | 766 | 834 | 957 | 1,179 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD bil | 23,779 | 24,659 | 29,392 | 29,546 | 26,939 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | USD bil | 12,574 | 12,689 | 12,249 | 12,742 | 13,818 |
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