Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) was 33.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Lesotho, 2013–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Lesotho stood at 33.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.4% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Lesotho peaked at 70.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2022.
That places Lesotho 119th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 70.1% | — |
| 2014 | 57.5% | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | -27.0% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 44.8% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | +40.5% |
| 2024 | 33.1% | -22.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 33.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.6%, 64% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 33.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61.1%, 54% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.0% | 39.4% | 70.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 30.3% | 44.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More development goals data for Lesotho
- Red List Index 0.9471 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7193 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 145.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to short term liabilities in Lesotho?
- Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Lesotho was 33.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2022.
- How does Lesotho rank for liquid assets to short term liabilities?
- Lesotho ranks 119th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid assets to short term liabilities rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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