Lesotho vs Togo: Current account balance

Lesotho
-3.94 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Togo
-20.74 million BoP, current US$
in 2020
Lesotho rank
77th
Togo rank
78th

Current account balance over time

  • Lesotho
  • Togo
-600.0M-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M400.0M197419992025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -3.94 million BoP, current US$ against -20.74 million BoP, current US$ in Togo, a difference of 16.80 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 77th and Togo ranks 78th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Togo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Togo Difference Ahead
1970s -8.98 million BoP, current US$ -101.18 million BoP, current US$ 92.20 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
1980s 123.33 million BoP, current US$ -52.56 million BoP, current US$ 175.89 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
1990s -127.85 million BoP, current US$ -116.25 million BoP, current US$ 11.60 million BoP, current US$ Togo
2000s 86.77 million BoP, current US$ -181.58 million BoP, current US$ 268.35 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2010s -236.41 million BoP, current US$ -305.76 million BoP, current US$ 69.35 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2020s -120.97 million BoP, current US$ -20.74 million BoP, current US$ 100.23 million BoP, current US$ Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Lesotho or Togo?
Lesotho, at -3.94 million BoP, current US$ against -20.74 million BoP, current US$ in Togo as of 2025.
What is the difference in current account balance between Lesotho and Togo?
16.80 million BoP, current US$, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Togo?
45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
How do Lesotho and Togo rank globally for current account balance?
Lesotho ranks 77th and Togo ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Current account balance (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,806 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.