Lesotho – Current Account Balance 2002
8.19%
+4.73% from 2001
Lesotho's current account balance was 8.19% in 2002, increased +4.73% from 3.46% in 2001. This was the 143rd highest in the G20.
G20 Ranking – 2002▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | São Tomé and Principe | -31.22% | 12.1% |
| 2nd | Grenada | -24.56% | 2.5% |
| 3rd | Lebanon | -23.71% | – |
| 4th | St. Kitts and Nevis | -19.97% | 11.3% |
| 5th | Solomon Islands | -19.51% | -23.2% |
| 6th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -17.70% | -38.2% |
| 7th | St. Lucia | -17.62% | 6.4% |
| 8th | Aruba | -17.34% | -206.5% |
| 9th | Zambia | -15.81% | 12.1% |
| 10th | Nicaragua | -15.01% | 2.1% |
| 11th | West Bank and Gaza | -13.66% | 34.0% |
| 12th | Seychelles | -13.65% | 41.0% |
| 13th | Belize | -13.29% | 18.2% |
| 14th | Azerbaijan | -12.32% | -1,258.8% |
| 15th | Cabo Verde | -11.51% | -16.3% |
| 16th | Jamaica | -11.05% | -33.9% |
| 17th | Estonia | -10.57% | -103.6% |
| 18th | North Macedonia | -9.43% | -48.6% |
| 19th | Antigua and Barbuda | -9.42% | 9.3% |
| 20th | Albania | -9.03% | -68.5% |
| 21st | Madagascar | -8.91% | -246.1% |
| 22nd | Dominica | -8.85% | 23.8% |
| 23rd | Guyana | -8.58% | 32.8% |
| 24th | Portugal | -8.32% | 20.3% |
| 25th | Mongolia | -7.53% | -54.7% |
| 26th | Vanuatu | -6.50% | -1,021.1% |
| 27th | Hungary | -6.45% | -5.5% |
| 28th | Georgia | -6.39% | -4.3% |
| 29th | Greece | -6.39% | 10.3% |
| 30th | Armenia | -6.22% | 40.4% |
| 31st | Croatia | -6.21% | -177.5% |
| 32nd | Guatemala | -6.04% | 11.3% |
| 33rd | Niger | -5.95% | -57.8% |
| 34th | Togo | -5.82% | 28.0% |
| 35th | Latvia | -5.65% | 7.6% |
| 36th | Slovak Republic | -5.55% | 2.2% |
| 37th | Sudan | -5.37% | -61.6% |
| 38th | Costa Rica | -5.19% | -61.2% |
| 39th | Czechia | -5.16% | -7.5% |
| 40th | Lithuania | -5.05% | -7.9% |
| 41st | Bahamas, The | -4.77% | 38.5% |
| 42nd | Barbados | -4.66% | -28.0% |
| 43rd | Guinea | -4.64% | -221.7% |
| 44th | Senegal | -4.54% | -20.4% |
| 45th | Ecuador | -4.51% | -89.1% |
| 46th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -4.45% | -32.3% |
| 47th | United States | -4.17% | -12.1% |
| 48th | Kazakhstan | -4.16% | 33.7% |
| 49th | Australia | -4.04% | -92.2% |
| 50th | Maldives | -3.97% | 41.2% |
| 51st | Malawi | -3.94% | -64.4% |
| 52nd | Sierra Leone | -3.79% | 34.9% |
| 53rd | Benin | -3.74% | -82.9% |
| 54th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -3.65% | 34.1% |
| 55th | Spain | -3.63% | 16.0% |
| 56th | Honduras | -3.58% | 42.7% |
| 57th | Cameroon | -3.54% | -11.5% |
| 58th | Tonga | -3.47% | 52.3% |
| 59th | Cyprus | -3.32% | -7.1% |
| 60th | Romania | -3.31% | 40.0% |
| 61st | Tunisia | -3.22% | 15.4% |
| 62nd | Mali | -3.22% | 57.2% |
| 63rd | El Salvador | -3.20% | -161.4% |
| 64th | Dominican Republic | -2.94% | -1.6% |
| 65th | New Caledonia | -2.87% | – |
| 66th | Poland | -2.78% | 10.4% |
| 67th | Uganda | -2.46% | 53.0% |
| 68th | Cambodia | -2.38% | -12.5% |
| 69th | Israel | -2.28% | 12.0% |
| 70th | Belarus | -2.23% | 47.9% |
| 71st | New Zealand | -2.10% | -169.8% |
| 72nd | Peru | -2.03% | 12.3% |
| 73rd | United Kingdom | -1.97% | -11.8% |
| 74th | Bulgaria | -1.94% | 65.7% |
| 75th | Brazil | -1.85% | 58.5% |
| 76th | Kyrgyz Republic | -1.83% | -46.6% |
| 77th | Viet Nam | -1.72% | -182.6% |
| 78th | Ghana | -1.71% | 78.8% |
| 79th | Mexico | -1.53% | 31.4% |
| 80th | Haiti | -1.43% | 31.2% |
| 81st | Sri Lanka | -1.43% | -4.5% |
| 82nd | Colombia | -1.32% | -24.2% |
| 83rd | Tajikistan | -1.24% | – |
| 84th | Moldova | -1.19% | 34.1% |
| 85th | Congo, Republic of | -1.14% | -12.1% |
| 86th | Kenya | -0.89% | 63.7% |
| 87th | Panama | -0.88% | 43.3% |
| 88th | Angola | -0.87% | 94.6% |
| 89th | Papua New Guinea | -0.84% | -109.0% |
| 90th | Chile | -0.83% | 46.3% |
| 91st | Bahrain | -0.52% | -120.6% |
| 92nd | Italy | -0.49% | -416.4% |
| 93rd | Burundi | -0.40% | 90.5% |
| 94th | Philippines | -0.33% | 84.9% |
| 95th | Tanzania | -0.32% | 92.2% |
| 96th | Guinea-Bissau | -0.27% | 89.9% |
| 97th | Türkiye | -0.26% | -114.0% |
| 98th | Tuvalu | 0.15% | 100.3% |
| 99th | French Polynesia | 0.15% | – |
| 100th | Lao PDR | 0.47% | 112.4% |
| 101st | Korea | 0.63% | 64.0% |
| 102nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.73% | 282.0% |
| 103rd | South Africa | 0.78% | 209.1% |
| 104th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.85% | -82.0% |
| 105th | Fiji | 0.86% | 121.0% |
| 106th | Slovenia | 1.05% | 593.5% |
| 107th | Nigeria | 1.14% | -66.2% |
| 108th | France | 1.18% | -22.7% |
| 109th | Bangladesh | 1.35% | 236.2% |
| 110th | Iceland | 1.35% | 130.3% |
| 111th | India | 1.37% | 371.9% |
| 112th | Myanmar | 1.41% | 160.1% |
| 113th | Canada | 1.65% | -22.9% |
| 114th | Denmark | 1.94% | -34.2% |
| 115th | Germany | 1.98% | 1,264.3% |
| 116th | Netherlands | 2.32% | 2.3% |
| 117th | China | 2.38% | 85.1% |
| 118th | Eswatini | 2.38% | 297.8% |
| 119th | Malta | 2.38% | 164.9% |
| 120th | Namibia | 2.56% | 765.2% |
| 121st | Japan | 2.60% | 32.1% |
| 122nd | Uruguay | 2.81% | 217.9% |
| 123rd | Morocco | 3.14% | -14.6% |
| 124th | Libya | 3.39% | -65.3% |
| 125th | Thailand | 3.47% | -18.3% |
| 126th | Nepal | 3.56% | 229.7% |
| 127th | Pakistan | 3.94% | 103.6% |
| 128th | Indonesia | 4.00% | -7.0% |
| 129th | Belgium | 4.50% | – |
| 130th | Sweden | 4.66% | -24.5% |
| 131st | Botswana | 4.84% | -55.3% |
| 132nd | Mauritius | 5.08% | -13.9% |
| 133rd | Jordan | 5.23% | 2,054.0% |
| 134th | Saudi Arabia | 6.26% | 23.3% |
| 135th | Gabon | 6.34% | -38.5% |
| 136th | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.97% | 15.5% |
| 137th | Malaysia | 7.13% | -9.2% |
| 138th | Luxembourg | 7.14% | -7.7% |
| 139th | Ukraine | 7.23% | 114.8% |
| 140th | Switzerland | 7.44% | 3.4% |
| 141st | Hong Kong SAR, China | 7.89% | 28.7% |
| 142nd | Russian Federation | 7.95% | -23.9% |
| 143rd | Lesotho | 8.19% | 136.7% |
| 144th | Oman | 8.42% | -10.3% |
| 145th | Paraguay | 8.61% | 2,392.4% |
| 146th | Finland | 8.61% | -7.6% |
| 147th | Argentina | 8.97% | 737.6% |
| 148th | Faroe Islands | 9.86% | -21.7% |
| 149th | Kuwait | 11.18% | -53.1% |
| 150th | Djibouti | 11.83% | -1.7% |
| 151st | Norway | 12.39% | -21.6% |
| 152nd | Singapore | 14.88% | 3.1% |
| 153rd | Brunei Darussalam | 27.72% | -13.4% |
| 154th | Macao SAR, China | 31.53% | – |
HistorySaid – pattern alert
Lesotho matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 2002. Historically: 271 occurrences, 157 successful (58%). Outcome 24 months later: 5.0%. View full analysis →
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