Deposit interest rate in Lesotho in 2024 — 2.46%. Ranked 53 in the world out of 90. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 5.04 pp.
1980–2024 · % per annum
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.46 | +0.02 pp |
| 2023 | 2.44 | +0.78 pp |
| 2022 | 1.65 | −0.01 pp |
| 2021 | 1.66 | −0.25 pp |
| 2020 | 1.91 | +0.26 pp |
| 2019 | 1.65 | +0.26 pp |
| 2018 | 1.39 | +0.18 pp |
| 2017 | 1.22 | +0.11 pp |
| 2016 | 1.11 | −1.23 pp |
| 2015 | 2.33 | −0.39 pp |
| 2014 | 2.73 | −0.13 pp |
| 2013 | 2.85 | +0 pp |
| 2012 | 2.85 | +0.16 pp |
| 2011 | 2.7 | −0.99 pp |
| 2010 | 3.68 | −1.17 pp |
| 2009 | 4.85 | −2.79 pp |
| 2008 | 7.64 | +1.18 pp |
| 2007 | 6.46 | +1.92 pp |
| 2006 | 4.54 | +0.33 pp |
| 2005 | 4.22 | −0.03 pp |
| 2004 | 4.24 | −0.92 pp |
| 2003 | 5.16 | −0.03 pp |
| 2002 | 5.19 | +0.35 pp |
| 2001 | 4.83 | −0.08 pp |
| 2000 | 4.92 | −2.54 pp |
| 1999 | 7.45 | −3.28 pp |
| 1998 | 10.73 | −1.08 pp |
| 1997 | 11.81 | −0.92 pp |
| 1996 | 12.73 | −0.61 pp |
| 1995 | 13.34 | +4.92 pp |
| 1994 | 8.43 | +0.36 pp |
| 1993 | 8.06 | −2.55 pp |
| 1992 | 10.61 | −2.39 pp |
| 1991 | 13 | +0 pp |
| 1990 | 13 | +0.18 pp |
| 1989 | 12.82 | +3.23 pp |
| 1988 | 9.58 | +2.58 pp |
| 1987 | 7 | −3.04 pp |
| 1986 | 10.04 | −3.85 pp |
| 1985 | 13.89 | +3.99 pp |
| 1984 | 9.9 | — |
| 1980 | 7.5 | — |
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The average rate banks pay on time deposits of residents. Set against inflation it shows whether savings keep their purchasing power: if the deposit rate is below inflation, the real return on deposits is negative.
Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: the correct weight is the volume of deposits, and we have no such series. Adding rates without weights is meaningless: the rate of a country with a tiny banking system would weigh as much as that of a large one.
Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.
The average rate at which banks lend to businesses and households.
Finance Real interest rateThe lending rate less inflation — the true cost of borrowed money.
Economy Consumer price inflationThe annual change in the consumer price index, in percent.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Finance Current account balance (World Bank)The current account balance as a percent of GDP from World Bank data.
Finance Broad money (% of GDP)The amount of money in the economy as a percent of GDP — the depth of the financial system.
