Lesotho - External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$)

The latest value for External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) in Lesotho was $930,780,500 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $930,780,500 in 2020 and $8,122,200 in 1970.

Definition: Public and publicly guaranteed debt comprises long-term external obligations of public debtors, including the national government, Public Corporations, State Owned Enterprises, Development Banks and Other Mixed Enterprises, political subdivisions (or an agency of either), autonomous public bodies, and external obligations of private debtors that are guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $8,122,200
1971 $8,628,404
1972 $9,486,440
1973 $8,260,481
1974 $10,154,660
1975 $14,085,560
1976 $16,202,000
1977 $23,939,810
1978 $30,649,010
1979 $48,402,710
1980 $57,734,330
1981 $72,720,900
1982 $113,680,300
1983 $119,705,100
1984 $129,789,100
1985 $167,407,100
1986 $190,518,400
1987 $252,405,400
1988 $276,038,500
1989 $316,001,100
1990 $377,728,600
1991 $425,748,700
1992 $464,727,300
1993 $503,168,200
1994 $577,434,000
1995 $641,975,000
1996 $663,464,800
1997 $641,446,100
1998 $660,544,400
1999 $660,959,900
2000 $656,701,600
2001 $578,455,400
2002 $628,484,000
2003 $672,639,200
2004 $721,581,100
2005 $618,932,600
2006 $613,481,000
2007 $642,178,300
2008 $662,638,000
2009 $687,842,700
2010 $709,244,200
2011 $729,316,500
2012 $761,995,000
2013 $771,867,400
2014 $769,308,900
2015 $773,754,700
2016 $774,778,200
2017 $827,514,600
2018 $809,325,300
2019 $856,227,600
2020 $930,780,500

Development Relevance: External indebtedness affects a country's creditworthiness and investor perceptions. Nonreporting countries might have outstanding debt with the World Bank, other international financial institutions, or private creditors. Total debt service is contrasted with countries' ability to obtain foreign exchange through exports of goods, services, primary income, and workers' remittances. Debt ratios are used to assess the sustainability of a country's debt service obligations, but no absolute rules determine what values are too high. Empirical analysis of developing countries' experience and debt service performance shows that debt service difficulties become increasingly likely when the present value of debt reaches 200 percent of exports. Still, what constitutes a sustainable debt burden varies by country. Countries with fast-growing economies and exports are likely to be able to sustain higher debt levels.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Data on external debt are gathered through the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System (DRS). Long term debt data are compiled using the countries report on public and publicly guaranteed borrowing on a loan-by-loan basis and private non guaranteed borrowing on an aggregate basis. These data are supplemented by information from major multilateral banks and official lending agencies in major creditor countries. Short-term debt data are gathered from the Quarterly External Debt Statistics (QEDS) database, jointly developed by the World Bank and the IMF and from creditors through the reporting systems of the Bank for International Settlements. Debt data are reported in the currency of repayment and compiled and published in U.S. dollars. End-of-period exchange rates are used for the compilation of stock figures (amount of debt outstanding), and projected debt service and annual average exchange rates are used for the flows. Exchange rates are taken from the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Debt repayable in multiple currencies, goods, or services and debt with a provision for maintenance of the value of the currency of repayment are shown at book value.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: External debt