Lesotho's debt / gdp fell from 37.5 % in 2008 to 3.0 % in 2020.
Lesotho · Government & public finance
Public debt, deficits, revenue, spending and taxation.
18 indicators · 14 with data
Lesotho's gross debt / gdp fell from 71.6 % in 1996 to 49.1 % in 2025.
Lesotho's interest payments (% of revenue) fell from 4.7 % in 1995 to 3.5 % in 2024.
Lesotho's external debt stocks (% of gni) rose from 51.1 % in 1995 to 65.4 % in 2024.
Lesotho's fiscal balance rose from 2.1 % in 1996 to 2.2 % in 2025.
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- Central gov. revenuedown −5.4 pts8th of 89
- Central gov. expenseup +2.1 pts14th of 111
- Gov. revenuedown −4.3 pts6th of 97
- Gov. expenditureup +1.8 pts7th of 97
- Tax revenuedown −4.6 pts18th of 91
- Military spendingdown −0.1 pts77th of 147
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- Military expenditure (current US$)up +5.4 %140th of 151
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- Health spendingdown −0.3 pts8th of 192
- Education spendingdown −0.7 pts6th of 40
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