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Lesotho - External Debt 1980

Name: Lesotho External Debt 1980
Creator: World Bank
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Total external debt stocks · World Bank

$71.9M +$18.8M from 1979 Global rank: 10th

Lesotho's external debt was $71.9M in 1980, increased +$18.8M from $53.1M in 1979. This was the 10th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1980▾

External Debt by Country - 1980
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	$10.6M	46.9%
2nd	Solomon Islands	$19.4M	41.0%
3rd	Grenada	$21.5M	-3.7%
4th	São Tomé and Principe	$23.5M	40.3%
5th	Maldives	$25.8M	101.1%
6th	Djibouti	$25.8M	25.8%
7th	Comoros	$44.0M	9.6%
8th	Samoa	$59.2M	12.7%
9th	Belize	$63.0M	-12.2%
10th	Lesotho	$71.9M	35.4%
11th	Botswana	$135.6M	4.3%
12th	Gambia, The	$136.8M	68.5%
13th	Guinea-Bissau	$137.3M	97.6%
14th	Burundi	$165.7M	21.7%
15th	Rwanda	$189.8M	21.6%
16th	Central African Republic	$194.7M	23.3%
17th	Nepal	$204.5M	39.7%
18th	Eswatini	$207.6M	13.4%
19th	Fiji	$216.3M	52.7%
20th	Chad	$284.2M	-7.8%
21st	Burkina Faso	$330.4M	12.0%
22nd	Lao PDR	$352.9M	13.5%
23rd	Haiti	$382.7M	14.3%
24th	Mauritius	$420.2M	37.2%
25th	Benin	$474.9M	4.6%
26th	Sierra Leone	$484.9M	15.4%
27th	Lebanon	$510.3M	83.9%
28th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$537.8M	16.7%
29th	Liberia	$685.7M	15.0%
30th	Uganda	$690.5M	17.4%
31st	Papua New Guinea	$719.0M	18.1%
32nd	Mali	$727.1M	28.2%
33rd	Zimbabwe	$785.6M	40.5%
34th	Malawi	$830.1M	24.1%
35th	Mauritania	$836.3M	17.0%
36th	Guyana	$842.7M	22.7%
37th	Niger	$865.7M	37.0%
38th	El Salvador	$996.8M	2.4%
39th	Paraguay	$1.1B	15.8%
40th	Togo	$1.1B	1.7%
41st	Guinea	$1.1B	-2.8%
42nd	Madagascar	$1.2B	61.5%
43rd	Guatemala	$1.3B	11.2%
44th	Ghana	$1.4B	9.1%
45th	Senegal	$1.5B	31.2%
46th	Gabon	$1.5B	-12.1%
47th	Congo, Republic of	$1.5B	44.5%
48th	Honduras	$1.6B	23.0%
49th	Myanmar	$1.7B	20.0%
50th	Yemen, Republic of	$1.7B	43.5%
51st	Sri Lanka	$1.8B	18.4%
52nd	Jordan	$1.9B	31.7%
53rd	Jamaica	$1.9B	12.0%
54th	Dominican Republic	$2.1B	23.7%
55th	Nicaragua	$2.3B	40.7%
56th	Cameroon	$2.6B	18.5%
57th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	$2.8B	5.7%
58th	Zambia	$3.3B	7.0%
59th	Kenya	$3.4B	24.5%
60th	Tunisia	$3.5B	3.6%
61st	Bangladesh	$3.8B	28.1%
62nd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	$4.6B	-
63rd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	$4.8B	5.4%
64th	Sudan	$5.2B	26.9%
65th	Tanzania	$5.2B	24.7%
66th	Ecuador	$6.1B	31.7%
67th	Colombia	$7.1B	17.8%
68th	Côte d'Ivoire	$7.5B	56.4%
69th	Thailand	$8.3B	24.9%
70th	Nigeria	$8.9B	43.1%
71st	Peru	$9.5B	1.2%
72nd	Morocco	$9.7B	18.4%
73rd	Pakistan	$9.9B	11.4%
74th	Philippines	$17.4B	31.1%
75th	Serbia	$18.5B	15.7%
76th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$19.1B	28.3%
77th	Türkiye	$19.1B	20.1%
78th	Algeria	$19.4B	4.6%
79th	India	$20.7B	13.9%
80th	Indonesia	$20.9B	12.4%
81st	Argentina	$27.3B	29.0%
82nd	Mexico	$57.6B	34.0%
83rd	Brazil	$72.0B	16.5%

FAQ

What was Lesotho's external debt in 1980?▾

Lesotho's external debt in 1980 was $71.9M. This ranked 10th globally.

How did Lesotho's external debt change in 1980?▾

Lesotho's external debt increased by 35.4% in 1980 compared to 1979.

Which country had the highest external debt in 1980?▾

Brazil had the highest external debt in 1980 at $72.0B.

What is the external debt of Lesotho in 1980?▾

The external debt of Lesotho in 1980 was $71.9M. This ranked 10th globally.

How does 1980 compare to 1979 for Lesotho's external debt?▾

Lesotho's external debt went from $53.1M in 1979 to $71.9M in 1980, a 35.4% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Lesotho matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 1980. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 12.1%. View full analysis →

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