Lesotho - Changes in net reserves

Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$) in Lesotho was $82,492,770 as of 2021. Over the past 46 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $273,388,500 in 2008 and ($209,371,400) in 2010.

Definition: Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1975 $695,113
1976 ($46,061)
1977 ($691,395)
1978 ($2,098,564)
1979 ($1,917,660)
1980 $42,407,700
1981 $1,469,808
1982 $5,484,850
1983 $26,872,990
1984 $9,271,542
1985 $5,792,788
1986 ($13,864,700)
1987 $165,550
1988 ($4,209,634)
1989 ($8,856,069)
1990 $12,965,830
1991 $43,728,800
1992 $50,488,700
1993 $104,116,900
1994 $126,812,000
1995 $97,800,440
1996 $116,854,000
1997 $141,033,000
1998 $115,596,600
1999 ($40,845,370)
2000 $17,795,810
2001 $165,673,800
2002 ($128,062,900)
2003 ($64,794,920)
2004 $3,750,872
2005 $43,656,880
2006 $190,788,000
2007 $269,904,300
2008 $273,388,500
2009 ($27,551,430)
2010 ($209,371,400)
2011 $65,708,620
2012 $109,281,400
2013 $211,574,400
2014 $124,501,900
2015 $113,321,100
2016 ($160,285,500)
2017 ($195,648,700)
2018 $78,733,260
2019 $71,622,430
2020 $77,959,700
2021 $82,492,770

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments