Portfolio investment in Lesotho
Lesotho: Portfolio investment was 629.00 million US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Portfolio investment in Lesotho, 2019–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 629.00 million US dollar for portfolio investment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 53.0% on the previous year and up 513.8% over ten years.
That places Lesotho 114th out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Portfolio investment in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 102.47 million US dollar | — |
| 2020 | 283.82 million US dollar | +177.0% |
| 2021 | 279.26 million US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 260.29 million US dollar | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 358.07 million US dollar | +37.6% |
| 2024 | 411.21 million US dollar | +14.8% |
| 2025 | 629.00 million US dollar | +53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 102.47 million US dollar | 102.47 million US dollar | 102.47 million US dollar | 1 |
| 2020s | 370.28 million US dollar | 260.29 million US dollar | 629.00 million US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 111 Guatemala 751.39 million US dollar compare
- 112 Afghanistan 721.91 million US dollar
- 113 Anguilla 651.18 million US dollar compare
- 115 Dominican Republic 612.50 million US dollar compare
- 116 Mongolia 577.90 million US dollar compare
- 117 Azerbaijan 550.70 million US dollar
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -25.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP -0.3319 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita -361.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate -22.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP -5.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita -6,466 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 4.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,282 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 8.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is portfolio investment in Lesotho?
- Portfolio investment in Lesotho was 629.00 million US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 629.00 million US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 102.47 million US dollar in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for portfolio investment?
- Lesotho ranks 114th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 513.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.