Lesotho - Government Debt to GDP 2009

General government gross debt as % of GDP · IMF WEO
35.87% −11.16% from 2008 Global rank: 86th

Lesotho's government debt to gdp was 35.87% in 2009, decreased +11.16% from 47.03% in 2008. This was the 86th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009
Government Debt to GDP by Country - 2009
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Hong Kong SAR, China 0.66% -33.2%
2nd Brunei Darussalam 1.11% 17.8%
3rd Turkmenistan 3.09% -13.3%
4th Equatorial Guinea 4.34% 788.7%
5th Azerbaijan 4.73% 46.7%
6th Oman 5.81% 81.5%
7th Chile 5.85% 18.9%
8th Nigeria 6.12% 18.4%
9th Kuwait 6.65% 23.8%
10th Uzbekistan 7.30% -12.4%
11th Estonia 7.98% 70.7%
12th Algeria 8.92% 16.8%
13th Russian Federation 9.92% 33.2%
14th Kazakhstan 10.23% 51.2%
15th Kiribati 10.28% -25.8%
16th Eswatini 10.61% -27.4%
17th Cameroon 11.26% 0.9%
18th Iran, Islamic Republic of 11.49% 8.7%
19th Saudi Arabia 13.99% 16.0%
20th Bulgaria 14.54% -1.1%
21st Suriname 14.65% -0.9%
22nd Uganda 14.79% -5.5%
23rd Paraguay 14.94% -6.9%
24th Luxembourg 15.29% 4.5%
25th Namibia 15.85% -17.0%
26th Niger 15.94% 12.5%
27th Afghanistan 16.25% -14.7%
28th Australia 16.62% 41.6%
29th Rwanda 18.49% 1.2%
30th Trinidad and Tobago 18.65% 30.9%
31st Benin 18.75% 2.4%
32nd Solomon Islands 18.87% -34.8%
33rd Haiti 19.41% -42.8%
34th Ecuador 19.67% -20.9%
35th San Marino 20.07% 29.6%
36th Central African Republic 20.30% -43.2%
37th Bahrain 20.49% 70.0%
38th Zambia 20.52% 6.9%
39th Tuvalu 20.56% 4.1%
40th Vanuatu 21.12% -0.4%
41st United Arab Emirates 21.14% 136.2%
42nd Papua New Guinea 21.72% 0.7%
43rd Mali 21.86% 8.7%
44th Botswana 22.43% 187.7%
45th Romania 22.45% 72.6%
46th Guatemala 22.78% 16.4%
47th Malawi 23.49% -0.2%
48th Cambodia 23.68% 3.2%
49th North Macedonia 23.73% 15.0%
50th Honduras 23.79% 6.6%
51st Chad 23.87% 52.4%
52nd Tanzania 23.93% 10.5%
53rd West Bank and Gaza 23.96% 4.3%
54th New Zealand 24.27% 28.0%
55th Ghana 25.39% 9.5%
56th Burundi 25.69% -74.9%
57th Burkina Faso 25.87% 4.0%
58th Gabon 25.99% 29.6%
59th Costa Rica 26.03% 8.4%
60th Indonesia 26.48% -12.5%
61st South Africa 27.00% 12.3%
62nd Lithuania 27.90% 91.3%
63rd Peru 28.18% 0.2%
64th Korea 28.79% 11.4%
65th Nicaragua 29.26% 12.5%
66th Djibouti 29.53% -
67th Senegal 29.94% 57.0%
68th Bahamas, The 30.09% 18.7%
69th Sierra Leone 31.07% -32.5%
70th Micronesia, Federated States of 31.12% 6.7%
71st Syrian Arab Republic 31.21% -16.4%
72nd Comoros 31.73% -4.5%
73rd Belarus 32.55% 60.4%
74th Moldova 32.61% 46.9%
75th Serbia 32.63% 10.9%
76th Bangladesh 33.01% -2.5%
77th Samoa 33.26% 18.0%
78th Czechia 33.43% 18.7%
79th Andorra 33.51% 20.8%
80th Georgia 33.65% 27.7%
81st China 33.99% 27.2%
82nd Madagascar 34.86% 12.4%
83rd Slovenia 34.94% 59.6%
84th Colombia 35.39% 9.3%
85th Ukraine 35.43% 73.5%
86th Lesotho 35.87% -23.7%
87th Kenya 35.96% 5.0%
88th Qatar 35.98% 216.8%
89th Viet Nam 36.17% 16.5%
90th Bosnia and Herzegovina 36.37% 19.9%
91st Slovak Republic 36.41% 27.2%
92nd Palau 36.60% 14.2%
93rd Dominican Republic 36.76% 9.3%
94th Tajikistan 36.94% 22.2%
95th Latvia 37.64% 94.8%
96th Gambia, The 38.87% -1.7%
97th Panama 39.05% -2.4%
98th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.21% 6.6%
99th Mozambique 39.33% 20.1%
100th Nepal 39.46% 7.4%
101st Tonga 39.73% 16.8%
102nd Zimbabwe 39.74% -3.9%
103rd Armenia 40.16% 148.8%
104th Tunisia 40.30% -2.6%
105th Sweden 41.19% 8.5%
106th Marshall Islands 41.20% -6.5%
107th Finland 41.53% 27.5%
108th Mexico 41.67% 2.6%
109th Thailand 42.36% 21.2%
110th Norway 42.54% -10.5%
111th Morocco 42.62% 1.5%
112th Türkiye 42.91% 14.4%
113th Denmark 43.05% 21.1%
114th Switzerland 43.09% -3.9%
115th Montenegro 43.87% 28.2%
116th Uruguay 46.18% -0.1%
117th Côte d'Ivoire 46.48% -9.3%
118th Puerto Rico (US) 46.51% 14.1%
119th Croatia 47.91% 23.1%
120th Maldives 48.39% 24.2%
121st Angola 48.45% 72.3%
122nd Mongolia 48.54% 56.6%
123rd Aruba 48.79% 21.0%
124th Poland 49.70% 6.7%
125th Philippines 49.81% -0.4%
126th Yemen, Republic of 49.84% 36.8%
127th St. Lucia 50.24% 7.1%
128th Malaysia 50.41% 28.1%
129th Fiji 51.50% 7.4%
130th Lao PDR 51.82% 0.2%
131st Guyana 52.32% 8.4%
132nd Cyprus 52.82% 19.7%
133rd Spain 53.08% 34.0%
134th Mauritania 54.34% -5.1%
135th Pakistan 54.57% 10.3%
136th Argentina 55.40% 2.9%
137th Jordan 55.45% 4.3%
138th Netherlands 56.29% 3.6%
139th Myanmar 56.42% -5.7%
140th Mauritius 56.84% 16.6%
141st St. Vincent and the Grenadines 57.25% 14.0%
142nd Togo 57.65% -14.4%
143rd Kyrgyz Republic 58.49% 19.3%
144th Cabo Verde 58.79% 2.3%
145th Albania 59.67% 8.2%
146th Bhutan 61.04% 0.8%
147th Guinea 61.33% 4.9%
148th Ireland 61.77% 45.3%
149th Dominica 62.51% -2.9%
150th Brazil 64.70% 5.3%
151st United Kingdom 64.92% 27.7%
152nd El Salvador 65.78% 21.3%
153rd Malta 66.05% 7.3%
154th Egypt, Arab Republic of 69.45% 4.0%
155th Belize 69.73% 7.8%
156th São Tomé and Principe 70.32% 15.9%
157th Sudan 71.00% 27.3%
158th Germany 72.36% 11.0%
159th Israel 72.57% 3.3%
160th India 72.74% -2.2%
161st Sri Lanka 72.75% 5.8%
162nd Hungary 78.19% 8.9%
163rd Austria 80.75% 16.1%
164th Canada 81.80% 16.3%
165th Congo, Republic of 83.84% 20.5%
166th France 84.06% 20.4%
167th United States 87.07% 17.9%
168th Iraq 87.38% 17.8%
169th Portugal 87.80% 16.1%
170th Barbados 88.20% 19.5%
171st Antigua and Barbuda 89.15% 33.4%
172nd Grenada 91.09% 8.6%
173rd Congo, Democratic Republic of 91.62% 14.1%
174th Belgium 99.85% 7.2%
175th Singapore 101.69% 3.9%
176th Seychelles 106.13% -44.8%
177th Italy 116.14% 9.8%
178th Iceland 128.21% 17.3%
179th Greece 128.48% 15.8%
180th St. Kitts and Nevis 129.07% 4.6%
181st Liberia 132.16% -43.8%
182nd Jamaica 138.34% 11.7%
183rd Lebanon 144.50% -10.5%
184th Guinea-Bissau 148.26% -0.4%
185th Japan 198.81% 9.9%
186th Eritrea 207.05% -20.3%
187th Nauru 295.58% -

FAQ

What was Lesotho's government debt to gdp in 2009?

Lesotho's government debt to gdp in 2009 was 35.87%. This ranked 86th globally.

How did Lesotho's government debt to gdp change in 2009?

Lesotho's government debt to gdp decreased by 23.7% in 2009 compared to 2008.

Which country had the highest government debt to gdp in 2009?

Nauru had the highest government debt to gdp in 2009 at 295.58%.

What is the government debt to gdp of Lesotho in 2009?

The government debt to gdp of Lesotho in 2009 was 35.87%. This ranked 86th globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Lesotho's government debt to gdp?

Lesotho's government debt to gdp went from 47.03% in 2008 to 35.87% in 2009, a 23.7% decrease.