Lesotho — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Net government debt as a share of GDP; a truer measure of net fiscal position than gross debt for countries with large financial assets (e.g. Japan, Norway).
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.64 | Forecast |
| 2025 | 7.32 | Forecast |
| 2024 | 12.6 | Actual |
| 2023 | 24.64 | Actual |
| 2022 | 31.86 | Actual |
| 2021 | 21.71 | Actual |
| 2020 | 20.62 | Actual |
| 2019 | 21.41 | Actual |
| 2018 | 16.9 | Actual |
| 2017 | 10.42 | Actual |
| 2016 | 6.82 | Actual |
| 2015 | 1.13 | Actual |
| 2014 | -4.26 | Actual |
| 2013 | -2.28 | Actual |
| 2012 | -3.11 | Actual |
| 2011 | 1.77 | Actual |
| 2010 | -4.69 | Actual |
| 2009 | -17.62 | Actual |
| 2008 | -11.23 | Actual |
| 2007 | -8.15 | Actual |
| 2006 | -2.86 | Actual |
| 2005 | 9.08 | Actual |
| 2004 | 17.43 | Actual |
| 2003 | 21.38 | Actual |
| 2002 | 0.11 | Actual |
| 2001 | 0.11 | Actual |
| 2000 | 0.23 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Other indicators for this country
- Consumer Price Index
- Current Account Balance (USD)
- Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
- GDP Deflator
- Nominal GDP (LCU)
- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- General Government Net Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
Open Data (Linked Open Data)
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net