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Lesotho - Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP) 70.53

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 175 economies tracked

Latest value

70.53 (2024)

Global rank

##110 of 175 economies

Share of global total

0.4%

Growth since 1990

1.13×

Ranking Race — Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#21#41#61#81#101#12119901995200020052010201520202025#62#1102021 overtook Czechia2024 overtook Lithuania
LesothoAlgeriaNaoeroRussian FederationChina

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Lesotho climbed from #62 to #110 (overtook Czechia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Lesotho ↓

Key Events — Lesotho

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2003
Climbed 27 places in global rank auto
2006
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2016
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Czechia in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Lithuania in global rank auto

Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), 1990-2024

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202431.6550.5769.588.42

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