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Lesotho - External Debt 1985

Name: Lesotho External Debt 1985
Creator: World Bank
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Total external debt stocks · World Bank

$175.3M +$37.3M from 1984 Global rank: 18th

Lesotho's external debt was $175.3M in 1985, increased +$37.3M from $138.0M in 1984. This was the 18th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1985▾

External Debt by Country - 1985
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Bhutan	$8.8M	223.3%
2nd	Vanuatu	$15.8M	21.8%
3rd	St. Lucia	$23.1M	13.9%
4th	Tonga	$24.5M	-
5th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	$27.2M	9.0%
6th	Dominica	$58.7M	14.0%
7th	Grenada	$59.8M	7.5%
8th	Viet Nam	$61.3M	12.3%
9th	São Tomé and Principe	$62.6M	15.9%
10th	Solomon Islands	$65.5M	48.8%
11th	Samoa	$75.1M	2.2%
12th	Maldives	$83.1M	0.3%
13th	Cabo Verde	$94.9M	24.5%
14th	Djibouti	$96.0M	54.8%
15th	Belize	$118.1M	19.6%
16th	Comoros	$134.2M	28.1%
17th	Cambodia	$163.7M	0.0%
18th	Lesotho	$175.3M	27.0%
19th	Chad	$216.5M	11.6%
20th	Eswatini	$236.5M	23.6%
21st	Gambia, The	$245.1M	6.4%
22nd	Guinea-Bissau	$319.4M	25.7%
23rd	Fiji	$335.7M	6.7%
24th	Central African Republic	$343.5M	30.3%
25th	Botswana	$345.7M	29.5%
26th	Rwanda	$365.6M	26.0%
27th	Burundi	$455.1M	30.8%
28th	Burkina Faso	$511.1M	24.7%
29th	Mauritius	$577.8M	13.3%
30th	Nepal	$589.8M	25.4%
31st	Lao PDR	$621.4M	19.3%
32nd	Sierra Leone	$712.2M	14.8%
33rd	Haiti	$782.8M	7.0%
34th	Lebanon	$876.0M	1.1%
35th	Benin	$902.9M	18.4%
36th	Togo	$934.7M	16.6%
37th	Malawi	$1.0B	16.0%
38th	Gabon	$1.2B	31.2%
39th	Niger	$1.2B	25.0%
40th	Uganda	$1.2B	15.3%
41st	Liberia	$1.3B	15.7%
42nd	Mauritania	$1.5B	10.1%
43rd	Mali	$1.5B	17.7%
44th	Guinea	$1.5B	16.5%
45th	Guyana	$1.5B	16.2%
46th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$1.6B	9.8%
47th	Paraguay	$1.9B	22.0%
48th	El Salvador	$1.9B	1.0%
49th	Papua New Guinea	$2.1B	4.1%
50th	Ghana	$2.3B	14.9%
51st	Zimbabwe	$2.4B	11.0%
52nd	Madagascar	$2.5B	17.8%
53rd	Senegal	$2.6B	16.5%
54th	Guatemala	$2.8B	12.1%
55th	Mozambique	$2.8B	113.5%
56th	Honduras	$2.9B	18.6%
57th	Congo, Republic of	$3.0B	47.4%
58th	Myanmar	$3.1B	23.4%
59th	Cameroon	$3.2B	9.2%
60th	Yemen, Republic of	$3.3B	11.2%
61st	Sri Lanka	$3.5B	18.2%
62nd	Dominican Republic	$3.6B	12.2%
63rd	Bulgaria	$3.9B	49.1%
64th	Jordan	$3.9B	20.2%
65th	Jamaica	$4.1B	14.1%
66th	Kenya	$4.2B	19.1%
67th	Zambia	$4.5B	19.6%
68th	Tunisia	$4.9B	19.3%
69th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	$4.9B	11.0%
70th	Nicaragua	$5.9B	19.7%
71st	Iran, Islamic Republic of	$6.0B	16.8%
72nd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	$6.2B	16.7%
73rd	Bangladesh	$6.5B	17.8%
74th	Ecuador	$8.8B	4.7%
75th	Sudan	$9.0B	5.6%
76th	Tanzania	$9.1B	27.0%
77th	Côte d'Ivoire	$9.7B	13.0%
78th	Peru	$13.0B	5.9%
79th	Pakistan	$13.5B	10.1%
80th	Colombia	$14.5B	17.9%
81st	Morocco	$16.1B	15.4%
82nd	China	$16.7B	38.1%
83rd	Thailand	$17.5B	16.9%
84th	Algeria	$18.3B	14.9%
85th	Nigeria	$18.7B	4.9%
86th	Serbia	$22.3B	13.3%
87th	Türkiye	$26.0B	20.4%
88th	Philippines	$26.6B	9.4%
89th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$36.1B	12.2%
90th	Indonesia	$36.7B	14.6%
91st	India	$38.9B	18.8%
92nd	Argentina	$51.2B	4.3%
93rd	Mexico	$97.1B	2.2%
94th	Brazil	$104.2B	-0.2%

FAQ

What was Lesotho's external debt in 1985?▾

Lesotho's external debt in 1985 was $175.3M. This ranked 18th globally.

How did Lesotho's external debt change in 1985?▾

Lesotho's external debt increased by 27.0% in 1985 compared to 1984.

Which country had the highest external debt in 1985?▾

Brazil had the highest external debt in 1985 at $104.2B.

What is the external debt of Lesotho in 1985?▾

The external debt of Lesotho in 1985 was $175.3M. This ranked 18th globally.

How does 1985 compare to 1984 for Lesotho's external debt?▾

Lesotho's external debt went from $138.0M in 1984 to $175.3M in 1985, a 27.0% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Lesotho matched the Currency Crisis Pattern pattern in 1985. Historically: 128 occurrences, 35 successful (27%). Outcome 24 months later: 11.8%. View full analysis →

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