Lesotho's net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) was −US$6.2 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 128.96% from US$21.43 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$6.2 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$24.22 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$21.43 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$40.71 million | 2021 |
| Lowest | −US$18.98 million | 2001 |
| Average since 2015 | US$13.59 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$55,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Lesotho's net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) fell US$18.77 million on 2023 (from US$12.56 million to −US$6.2 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$170,677 and a typical year strayed about US$16.15 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$32.48 million in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was US$52.92 million in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Lesotho had the 64th highest value of the 116 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | −US$6.2 million | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$2.55 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Lesotho in the 2024 ranking
- Guinea-Bissau — 60th of 116: −US$2.61 million
- Central African Republic — 61st of 116: −US$2.93 million
- Gabon — 62nd of 116: −US$4.42 million
- Armenia — 64th of 116: −US$9.13 million
- Comoros — 65th of 116: −US$9.52 million
- Sierra Leone — 66th of 116: −US$12.4 million
What this measures
Bilateral debt includes loans from governments and their agencies (including central banks), loans from autonomous bodies, and direct loans from official export credit agencies. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 55 values
| Year | Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -6,204,312 |
| 2023 | 12,561,278 |
| 2022 | 22,553,224 |
| 2021 | 40,713,092 |
| 2020 | 32,919,838 |
| 2019 | 24,217,655 |
| 2018 | -8,257,580 |
| 2017 | -5,871,061 |
| 2016 | 12,756,067 |
| 2015 | 10,466,949 |
| 2014 |
Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — −US$711.76 million (2024)
- Benin — US$284.77 million (2024)
- Botswana — −US$2.2 million (2024)
- Burkina Faso — −US$17.8 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$15.85 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — −US$23.54 million (2024)
- Cameroon — −US$349.55 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — −US$2.93 million (2024)
- Chad — US$482.88 million (2024)
- Comoros
More economic policy & debt data for Lesotho
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$805.47 million (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 7.4 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$1.99 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 21.89 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$840.08 (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.81 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 29.29 billion (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Lesotho's net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$6.2 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is down 11,181% from −US$55,000 in 1970. The highest value was US$40.71 million in 2021 and the lowest −US$18.98 million in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank?
- 64th highest of 116 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) unusual for Lesotho?
- In 2024, Lesotho's net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$) fell US$18.77 million on 2023 (from US$12.56 million to −US$6.2 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$170,677 and a typical year strayed about US$16.15 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.BLAT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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