Lesotho - Broad money (% of GDP)

Broad money (% of GDP) in Lesotho was 46.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 52.54 in 1984, while its lowest value was 24.23 in 2005.

Definition: Broad money (IFS line 35L..ZK) is the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveler’s checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1980 35.29
1981 39.09
1982 50.34
1983 52.13
1984 52.54
1985 52.49
1986 49.17
1987 48.25
1988 46.84
1989 43.98
1990 40.64
1991 35.55
1992 32.26
1993 34.25
1994 33.25
1995 31.34
1996 32.80
1997 33.29
1998 34.46
1999 30.09
2000 27.62
2001 28.03
2002 26.51
2003 26.24
2004 24.33
2005 24.23
2006 28.78
2007 34.44
2008 33.46
2009 35.75
2010 39.45
2011 35.56
2012 35.13
2013 37.92
2014 33.99
2015 33.66
2016 31.01
2017 39.40
2018 40.28
2019 35.67
2020 46.24

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: The derivation of this indicator was simplified in September 2012 to be current-year broad money divided by current-year GDP times 100.

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Monetary holdings (liabilities)