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Lesotho - Net ODA received

Net ODA received (% of gross capital formation)

Net ODA received (% of gross capital formation) in Lesotho was 21.08 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 295.72 in 1961, while its lowest value was 12.04 in 2015.

Definition: Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent).

Source: Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Development Co-operation Report, and International Development Statistics database. Data

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Year	Value
1960	222.86
1961	295.72
1962	201.70
1963	138.92
1964	112.30
1965	150.64
1966	218.47
1967	200.88
1968	174.34
1969	169.74
1970	139.00
1971	237.02
1972	151.98
1973	80.56
1974	107.78
1975	105.30
1976	56.37
1977	79.72
1978	74.08
1979	68.11
1980	58.28
1981	63.25
2007	31.22
2008	29.27
2009	23.00
2010	36.60
2011	39.30
2012	31.21
2013	41.47
2014	12.88
2015	12.04
2016	18.42
2017	28.43
2018	26.60
2019	21.08

Net ODA received (% of GNI)

Net ODA received (% of GNI) in Lesotho was 5.43 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 18.60 in 1967, while its lowest value was 2.65 in 1999.

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Year	Value
1966	17.46
1967	18.60
1968	16.94
1969	15.66
1970	11.00
1971	16.88
1972	12.83
1973	8.50
1974	8.62
1975	11.35
1976	9.96
1977	10.22
1978	11.12
1979	12.84
1980	13.41
1981	14.25
1982	13.29
1983	13.80
1984	14.79
1985	18.38
1986	14.53
1987	14.19
1988	13.44
1989	16.50
1990	14.53
1991	11.42
1992	11.81
1993	12.25
1994	9.58
1995	8.41
1996	8.15
1997	6.92
1998	5.19
1999	2.65
2000	3.29
2001	4.65
2002	6.85
2003	4.78
2004	4.60
2005	3.13
2006	3.17
2007	5.58
2008	6.05
2009	5.33
2010	8.92
2011	8.31
2012	9.55
2013	11.79
2014	3.94
2015	3.28
2016	4.67
2017	5.56
2018	5.36
2019	5.43

Net ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income)

Net ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income) in Lesotho was 6.16 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 20.13 in 1981, while its lowest value was 2.75 in 1999.

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Year	Value
1975	16.28
1976	13.30
1977	15.24
1978	17.72
1979	18.07
1980	19.31
1981	20.13
1982	10.45
1983	11.11
1984	11.50
1985	14.48
1986	12.66
1987	11.15
1988	10.47
1989	12.34
1990	11.28
1991	8.80
1992	9.11
1993	9.50
1994	7.67
1995	6.74
1996	6.44
1997	5.66
1998	4.59
1999	2.75
2000	3.27
2001	5.12
2002	7.27
2003	5.26
2004	5.30
2005	4.02
2006	3.96
2007	6.58
2008	7.11
2009	5.72
2010	10.24
2011	9.04
2012	9.57
2013	13.23
2014	4.65
2015	3.95
2016	5.28
2017	6.03
2018	6.00
2019	6.16

Net ODA received (% of central government expense)

Net ODA received (% of central government expense) in Lesotho was 15.56 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 78.59 in 1989, while its lowest value was 9.58 in 2015.

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Year	Value
1987	66.78
1988	62.52
1989	78.59
1991	59.59
1992	57.44
1993	60.39
1994	40.09
1995	34.63
1996	36.42
1997	27.95
1998	16.85
1999	10.03
2000	12.39
2001	20.04
2002	28.75
2003	20.14
2004	19.58
2005	12.17
2006	10.86
2007	18.77
2008	17.62
2009	13.46
2010	26.93
2011	24.40
2012	27.84
2013	31.72
2014	11.46
2015	9.58
2016	13.06
2017	15.89
2018	15.32
2019	15.56

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Official development assistance