Lesotho - 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 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
