Lesotho's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) was −US$369,000 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 66.08% from −US$1.09 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$369,000 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$759,000 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$1.09 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$29.88 million | 1996 |
| Lowest | −US$34.21 million | 2005 |
| Average since 2015 | −US$921,500 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$130,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Lesotho's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) did not change US$0 on 2023 (from −US$369,000 to −US$369,000).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$80,033 and a typical year strayed about US$9.17 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$25.41 million in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was US$25.09 million in 2005. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$303,121 a year. A straight line explains 39% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 46th highest value of the 95 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$369,000 | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$34.29 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Lesotho in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 55 values
| Year | PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -369,000 |
| 2023 | -369,000 |
| 2022 | -213,000 |
| 2021 | -150,000 |
| 2020 | -72,000 |
| 2019 | -759,000 |
| 2018 | -699,000 |
| 2017 | -741,000 |
| 2016 | -821,000 |
| 2015 | -5,022,000 |
| 2014 |
PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$687.85 million (2024)
- Benin — US$977.24 million (2024)
- Botswana — −US$4.44 million (2019)
- Burkina Faso — US$62.99 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — −US$22.14 million (2024)
- Cameroon — US$459.33 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — −US$1.45 million (2024)
- Chad — −US$173.12 million (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$9.02 million (2024)
- Congo, Rep. — −US$430.39 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Lesotho
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — 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 PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$369,000 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is down 383.85% from US$130,000 in 1970. The highest value was US$29.88 million in 1996 and the lowest −US$34.21 million in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank?
- 46th highest of 95 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) unusual for Lesotho?
- In 2024, Lesotho's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) did not change US$0 on 2023 (from −US$369,000 to −US$369,000). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$80,033 and a typical year strayed about US$9.17 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.PRVT.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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