Lesotho - Current account balance

Current account balance (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Lesotho was ($100,197,200) as of 2021. Over the past 46 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $373,218,800 in 2007 and ($377,094,100) in 2012.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1975 ($1,081,801)
1976 ($34,155,000)
1977 ($9,200,000)
1978 $8,510,000
1979 $0
1980 $56,327,810
1981 $4,273,120
1982 $132,541,500
1983 $169,448,900
1984 $159,442,300
1985 $142,151,400
1986 $137,653,400
1987 $250,934,700
1988 $109,729,000
1989 $70,934,080
1990 $101,686,600
1991 ($119,075,700)
1992 ($163,476,900)
1993 ($111,904,500)
1994 ($27,227,340)
1995 ($164,901,600)
1996 ($250,409,000)
1997 ($252,956,300)
1998 ($240,934,400)
1999 ($201,709,000)
2000 ($76,176,200)
2001 $20,832,630
2002 $51,241,060
2003 $44,455,840
2004 $100,744,800
2005 $165,736,300
2006 $283,300,500
2007 $373,218,800
2008 $344,735,000
2009 $55,187,820
2010 ($158,319,200)
2011 ($210,838,100)
2012 ($377,094,100)
2013 ($167,685,000)
2014 ($122,512,600)
2015 ($77,639,220)
2016 ($170,900,600)
2017 ($143,203,000)
2018 ($55,610,920)
2019 ($83,839,620)
2020 ($41,293,600)
2021 ($100,197,200)

Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Lesotho was -2.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 62.30 in 1987, while its lowest value was -26.47 in 1996.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1975 -0.72
1976 -23.13
1977 -4.76
1978 3.19
1979 0.00
1980 13.05
1981 0.98
1982 38.01
1983 43.82
1984 47.86
1985 52.92
1986 43.17
1987 62.30
1988 23.33
1989 14.32
1990 17.05
1991 -16.91
1992 -19.67
1993 -13.39
1994 -3.10
1995 -16.46
1996 -26.47
1997 -25.35
1998 -25.95
1999 -22.10
2000 -8.59
2001 2.52
2002 6.61
2003 3.84
2004 6.67
2005 9.85
2006 15.74
2007 22.19
2008 19.51
2009 3.17
2010 -7.08
2011 -8.17
2012 -15.22
2013 -7.08
2014 -5.02
2015 -3.29
2016 -8.08
2017 -6.21
2018 -2.21
2019 -3.54
2020 -2.20

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments