International reserves — all countries

International reserves — Lesotho

International reserves in Lesotho in 2024 — 1,007,862,057 US$. Ranked 134 in the world out of 164. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 1,905%.

2024 1.01B US$ +18% vs 2023
World rank 134of 164
Period maximum 1.5B US$2009
Period minimum 43.4M US$1981

Trend over time

1980–2024 · US$

International reserves — Lesotho, 1980–20240500M1B1.5B2B19801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 50,268,481 US$1981: 43,395,441 US$1982: 47,535,431 US$1983: 66,677,060 US$1984: 48,576,065 US$1985: 43,520,457 US$1986: 60,259,785 US$1987: 67,531,269 US$1988: 56,281,272 US$1989: 48,997,753 US$1990: 72,373,877 US$1991: 115,039,951 US$1992: 157,486,271 US$1993: 252,685,723 US$1994: 372,621,135 US$1995: 456,739,364 US$1996: 460,505,561 US$1997: 571,737,996 US$1998: 575,080,928 US$1999: 499,556,717 US$2000: 417,891,096 US$2001: 386,488,997 US$2002: 406,370,215 US$2003: 460,333,705 US$2004: 501,504,280 US$2005: 519,110,911 US$2006: 658,401,555 US$2007: 1,002,760,338 US$2008: 971,530,252 US$2009: 1,502,248,532 US$2010: 1,485,976,653 US$2011: 903,895,915 US$2012: 999,498,708 US$2013: 1,060,172,209 US$2014: 1,081,271,062 US$2015: 997,431,660 US$2016: 925,195,319 US$2017: 657,668,309 US$2018: 728,527,650 US$2019: 774,095,190 US$2020: 730,280,379 US$2021: 798,207,194 US$2022: 771,278,260 US$2023: 854,088,924 US$2024: 1,007,862,057 US$
Change over the period: +958M (+1,904.96%) Average annual rate: 7.05 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 1.01B US$
World computed 14.86T US$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 187B US$
Southern Africa computed 73.79B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.28T US$
International reserves — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 1.01B +154M +18%
2023 854M +82.81M +10.74%
2022 771M −26.93M −3.37%
2021 798M +67.93M +9.3%
2020 730M −43.81M −5.66%
2019 774M +45.57M +6.25%
2018 729M +70.86M +10.77%
2017 658M −268M −28.92%
2016 925M −72.24M −7.24%
2015 997M −83.84M −7.75%
2014 1.08B +21.1M +1.99%
2013 1.06B +60.67M +6.07%
2012 999M +95.6M +10.58%
2011 904M −582M −39.17%
2010 1.49B −16.27M −1.08%
2009 1.5B +531M +54.63%
2008 972M −31.23M −3.11%
2007 1B +344M +52.3%
2006 658M +139M +26.83%
2005 519M +17.61M +3.51%
2004 502M +41.17M +8.94%
2003 460M +53.96M +13.28%
2002 406M +19.88M +5.14%
2001 386M −31.4M −7.51%
2000 418M −81.67M −16.35%
1999 500M −75.52M −13.13%
1998 575M +3.34M +0.58%
1997 572M +111M +24.15%
1996 461M +3.77M +0.82%
1995 457M +84.12M +22.57%
1994 373M +120M +47.46%
1993 253M +95.2M +60.45%
1992 157M +42.45M +36.9%
1991 115M +42.67M +58.95%
1990 72.37M +23.38M +47.71%
1989 49M −7.28M −12.94%
1988 56.28M −11.25M −16.66%
1987 67.53M +7.27M +12.07%
1986 60.26M +16.74M +38.46%
1985 43.52M −5.06M −10.41%
1984 48.58M −18.1M −27.15%
1983 66.68M +19.14M +40.27%
1982 47.54M +4.14M +9.54%
1981 43.4M −6.87M −13.67%
1980 50.27M

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.