Lesotho vs Seychelles: Reserves and related items

Lesotho
75.53 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Seychelles
81.21 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Lesotho rank
104th
Seychelles rank
102nd

Reserves and related items over time

  • Lesotho
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 81.21 million BoP, current US$ against 75.53 million BoP, current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 5.67 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Seychelles ahead.

Lesotho ranks 104th and Seychelles ranks 102nd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s -1.19 million BoP, current US$ 1.46 million BoP, current US$ 2.65 million BoP, current US$ Seychelles
1980s 6.45 million BoP, current US$ -387,420 BoP, current US$ 6.84 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
1990s 76.86 million BoP, current US$ -36.77 million BoP, current US$ 113.63 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2000s 74.45 million BoP, current US$ -23.12 million BoP, current US$ 97.57 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2010s 20.94 million BoP, current US$ 61.62 million BoP, current US$ 40.68 million BoP, current US$ Seychelles
2020s 67.78 million BoP, current US$ 11.61 million BoP, current US$ 56.17 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves and related items, Lesotho or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 81.21 million BoP, current US$ against 75.53 million BoP, current US$ in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in reserves and related items between Lesotho and Seychelles?
5.67 million BoP, current US$, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Seychelles?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Seychelles rank globally for reserves and related items?
Lesotho ranks 104th and Seychelles ranks 102nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Reserves and related items (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
195 places, 7,728 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency.Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. 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.