Public debt per capita rose 3.93% to USD 435 in Lesotho in 2017, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, public debt per capita in Lesotho reached an all time high of USD 512 in 2007 and an all time low of USD 55.7 in 1991. When compared to Lesotho's main peers, public debt per capita in Botswana amounted to USD 1,210 , USD 3,476 in South Africa, USD 981 in Swaziland and USD 926 in Zimbabwe in 2017.
Lesotho has been ranked 137th within the group of 168 countries we follow in terms of public debt per capita, 32 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public Debt Per Capita (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 | 1,210 | 1,245 | 1,307 | 1,361 | 1,388 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | USD | 435 | 514 | 498 | 411 | 433 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD | 457 | 568 | 622 | 644 | 643 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | USD | 2,277 | 2,771 | 3,131 | 3,142 | 3,829 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | USD | 3,476 | 3,868 | 3,881 | 3,597 | 4,131 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | USD | 981 | 1,382 | 1,566 | 1,420 | 1,482 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD | 992 | 1,131 | 1,094 | 912 | 947 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | USD | ... | ... | 1,149 | 1,065 | 910 | 646 | 350 |
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