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Lesotho - Debt Service 1988

Name: Lesotho Debt Service 1988
Creator: World Bank
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Total debt service as % of exports · World Bank

5.07% +1.55% from 1987 Global rank: 8th

Lesotho's debt service was 5.07% in 1988, increased +1.55% from 3.52% in 1987. This was the 8th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1988▾

Debt Service by Country - 1988
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	St. Lucia	1.43%	0.8%
2nd	Comoros	2.58%	-55.9%
3rd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	2.87%	-12.0%
4th	Vanuatu	3.01%	-29.0%
5th	Tonga	4.18%	15.1%
6th	Chad	4.24%	2.9%
7th	Botswana	4.24%	9.6%
8th	Lesotho	5.07%	44.0%
9th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	5.60%	57.9%
10th	Eswatini	5.78%	-34.4%
11th	Solomon Islands	6.69%	-33.4%
12th	Maldives	7.47%	14.8%
13th	Grenada	8.09%	11.8%
14th	Belize	8.29%	-13.5%
15th	Dominica	8.57%	-27.8%
16th	Benin	9.15%	3.3%
17th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	9.21%	-76.7%
18th	Gabon	9.37%	36.6%
19th	China	9.63%	0.4%
20th	Peru	9.68%	-29.2%
21st	Fiji	10.14%	-14.1%
22nd	Nepal	11.05%	22.8%
23rd	Sierra Leone	11.81%	31.6%
24th	Rwanda	12.99%	-2.8%
25th	Nicaragua	13.32%	-41.0%
26th	Lao PDR	13.55%	17.4%
27th	Burkina Faso	13.65%	9.0%
28th	Central African Republic	13.78%	-2.0%
29th	Mauritius	14.15%	36.0%
30th	Zambia	15.10%	-20.5%
31st	Gambia, The	15.63%	-23.5%
32nd	Cabo Verde	17.03%	5.0%
33rd	Dominican Republic	18.07%	-9.0%
34th	Samoa	18.94%	-24.8%
35th	Thailand	20.20%	-7.9%
36th	São Tomé and Principe	21.37%	-45.5%
37th	El Salvador	21.80%	-22.9%
38th	Guinea	22.14%	-18.7%
39th	Bulgaria	22.17%	28.9%
40th	Haiti	22.72%	12.3%
41st	Togo	23.42%	38.4%
42nd	Mali	24.35%	19.7%
43rd	Tunisia	24.61%	-25.2%
44th	Sri Lanka	25.90%	-6.8%
45th	Paraguay	26.57%	-11.1%
46th	Mozambique	27.08%	15.2%
47th	Mauritania	27.83%	2.1%
48th	Zimbabwe	28.53%	-11.8%
49th	Papua New Guinea	29.03%	14.2%
50th	Cameroon	29.10%	-5.5%
51st	Guatemala	29.22%	-7.4%
52nd	Sudan	29.86%	41.5%
53rd	Nigeria	30.37%	114.9%
54th	Bangladesh	30.65%	-17.8%
55th	Malawi	30.89%	-17.5%
56th	India	31.45%	-5.7%
57th	Philippines	31.92%	-13.3%
58th	Tanzania	31.92%	-18.5%
59th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	32.10%	40.0%
60th	Morocco	32.36%	-23.7%
61st	Côte d'Ivoire	32.39%	-15.7%
62nd	Burundi	33.29%	-19.5%
63rd	Senegal	33.44%	-2.9%
64th	Pakistan	34.56%	-3.7%
65th	Niger	34.94%	18.4%
66th	Honduras	37.08%	0.4%
67th	Mexico	38.91%	13.9%
68th	Kenya	38.99%	-2.0%
69th	Ecuador	40.07%	17.1%
70th	Indonesia	40.44%	8.8%
71st	Jordan	41.60%	24.7%
72nd	Jamaica	41.65%	-9.5%
73rd	Türkiye	41.92%	1.7%
74th	Argentina	44.50%	-40.3%
75th	Brazil	45.93%	9.8%
76th	Congo, Republic of	46.07%	2.3%
77th	Colombia	47.60%	18.7%
78th	Madagascar	52.52%	-7.5%
79th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	54.93%	60.0%
80th	Ghana	56.92%	24.3%
81st	Myanmar	58.93%	-17.7%
82nd	Guinea-Bissau	61.05%	-12.5%
83rd	Uganda	75.68%	57.9%
84th	Algeria	80.26%	42.8%

FAQ

What was Lesotho's debt service in 1988?▾

Lesotho's debt service in 1988 was 5.07%. This ranked 8th globally.

How did Lesotho's debt service change in 1988?▾

Lesotho's debt service increased by 44.0% in 1988 compared to 1987.

Which country had the highest debt service in 1988?▾

Algeria had the highest debt service in 1988 at 80.26%.

What is the debt service of Lesotho in 1988?▾

The debt service of Lesotho in 1988 was 5.07%. This ranked 8th globally.

How does 1988 compare to 1987 for Lesotho's debt service?▾

Lesotho's debt service went from 3.52% in 1987 to 5.07% in 1988, a 44.0% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Lesotho matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 1988. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 11.6%. View full analysis →

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