Current account balance (World Bank) in Lesotho in 2025 — -0.15%. Ranked 39 in the world out of 97. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 0.57 pp.
1975–2025 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.15 | −3.89 pp |
| 2024 | 3.73 | +10.85 pp |
| 2023 | -7.12 | +4.3 pp |
| 2022 | -11.42 | −3.29 pp |
| 2021 | -8.13 | −2.24 pp |
| 2020 | -5.89 | +1.57 pp |
| 2019 | -7.46 | −1.83 pp |
| 2018 | -5.62 | +3.39 pp |
| 2017 | -9.01 | +1.49 pp |
| 2016 | -10.5 | −4.77 pp |
| 2015 | -5.73 | +2.69 pp |
| 2014 | -8.42 | +2.34 pp |
| 2013 | -10.76 | +8.01 pp |
| 2012 | -18.77 | −6.91 pp |
| 2011 | -11.86 | −0.85 pp |
| 2010 | -11 | −8.06 pp |
| 2009 | -2.95 | −18.66 pp |
| 2008 | 15.71 | −2.43 pp |
| 2007 | 18.14 | +6.14 pp |
| 2006 | 12 | +6.31 pp |
| 2005 | 5.69 | +3.93 pp |
| 2004 | 1.76 | +3.24 pp |
| 2003 | -1.49 | −9.67 pp |
| 2002 | 8.19 | +4.73 pp |
| 2001 | 3.46 | +12.13 pp |
| 2000 | -8.67 | +9.58 pp |
| 1999 | -18.25 | +3.64 pp |
| 1998 | -21.89 | +1.03 pp |
| 1997 | -22.92 | −0.08 pp |
| 1996 | -22.85 | −7.54 pp |
| 1995 | -15.31 | −12.43 pp |
| 1994 | -2.88 | +9.55 pp |
| 1993 | -12.43 | +7.25 pp |
| 1992 | -19.68 | −2.76 pp |
| 1991 | -16.92 | −33.96 pp |
| 1990 | 17.04 | +2.73 pp |
| 1989 | 14.31 | −9.01 pp |
| 1988 | 23.33 | −38.97 pp |
| 1987 | 62.3 | +19.13 pp |
| 1986 | 43.17 | −9.75 pp |
| 1985 | 52.91 | +5.06 pp |
| 1984 | 47.85 | +4.03 pp |
| 1983 | 43.82 | +5.81 pp |
| 1982 | 38.01 | +37.02 pp |
| 1981 | 0.98 | −12.07 pp |
| 1980 | 13.05 | — |
| 1978 | 3.19 | +7.95 pp |
| 1977 | -4.76 | +18.37 pp |
| 1976 | -23.13 | −22.41 pp |
| 1975 | -0.72 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Lesotho
-0.15
South Africa
-0.42
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What part of its income a country saves rather than consumes.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Trade Trade opennessExports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.
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