Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 494.40 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Lesotho, 1975–2020
Source: World Bank national accounts data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings in Lesotho is 494.40 million current US$, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Lesotho peaked at 841.79 million current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.87 million current US$, in 1975.
That places Lesotho 152nd out of 178 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 15.87 million current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 18.63 million current US$ | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 48.76 million current US$ | +161.7% |
| 1978 | 102.92 million current US$ | +111.1% |
| 1979 | 94.77 million current US$ | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 213.87 million current US$ | +125.7% |
| 1981 | 165.12 million current US$ | -22.8% |
| 2007 | 790.97 million current US$ | +379.0% |
| 2008 | 841.79 million current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 596.17 million current US$ | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 538.75 million current US$ | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 441.87 million current US$ | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 528.63 million current US$ | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 615.06 million current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 696.68 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 641.88 million current US$ | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 410.84 million current US$ | -36.0% |
| 2017 | 238.42 million current US$ | -42.0% |
| 2018 | 444.41 million current US$ | +86.4% |
| 2019 | 438.11 million current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 494.40 million current US$ | +12.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 494.40 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.62 billion current US$, 14% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 494.40 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.33 billion current US$, 21% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +379.0% | 165.12 million current US$ | 790.97 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.19 million current US$ | 15.87 million current US$ | 102.92 million current US$ | 5 |
| 1980s | 189.50 million current US$ | 165.12 million current US$ | 213.87 million current US$ | 2 |
| 2000s | 742.98 million current US$ | 596.17 million current US$ | 841.79 million current US$ | 3 |
| 2010s | 499.46 million current US$ | 238.42 million current US$ | 696.68 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 494.40 million current US$ | 494.40 million current US$ | 494.40 million current US$ | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0491 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Lesotho?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Lesotho was 494.40 million current US$ in 2020, according to World Bank national accounts data files.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 841.79 million current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.87 million current US$ in 1975.
- How does Lesotho rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Lesotho ranks 152nd out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data files, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers.