Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 4.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Lesotho, 2009–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-performing loans to total gross loans in Lesotho is 4.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Lesotho peaked at 4.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2011.
That places Lesotho 58th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.0% | — |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -31.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +53.7% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +27.3% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +11.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 4.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 64% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 4.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.7%, 64% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 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 non-performing loans to total gross loans in Lesotho?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Lesotho was 4.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Lesotho ranks 58th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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