SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita was 63.57 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Lesotho is 63.57 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 48.8% on the previous year and up 192.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 63.57 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 86th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.4166 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.7861 units per person | +88.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5827 units per person | -25.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4947 units per person | -15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4449 units per person | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 0.399 units per person | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3488 units per person | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3089 units per person | -11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7979 units per person | +158.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6043 units per person | -24.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9737 units per person | +61.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7379 units per person | -24.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6778 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6143 units per person | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6095 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4802 units per person | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 0.364 units per person | -24.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5575 units per person | +53.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4168 units per person | -25.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2542 units per person | -39.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1086 units per person | -57.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2562 units per person | +136.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2151 units per person | -16.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1687 units per person | -21.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1204 units per person | -28.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4675 units per person | +288.2% |
| 1997 | 0.449 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4322 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4245 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2528 units per person | -40.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2323 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2212 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2123 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2035 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1592 units per person | -21.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0739 units per person | -53.6% |
| 2007 | 2.03 units per person | +2654.8% |
| 2008 | 1.83 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 15.78 units per person | +763.6% |
| 2010 | 17.11 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 17.53 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 18.63 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 23.11 units per person | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 22.35 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 21.72 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 16.37 units per person | -24.7% |
| 2017 | 14.01 units per person | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 10.01 units per person | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 5.3 units per person | -47.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9676 units per person | -81.7% |
| 2021 | 30.09 units per person | +3010.1% |
| 2022 | 30.7 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 38.7 units per person | +26.0% |
| 2024 | 42.73 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2025 | 63.57 units per person | +48.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 63.57 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.37 units per person, 7.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 63.57 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7 units per person, 9.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +3010.1% | 0.9676 units per person | 30.09 units per person |
| 2007 | +2654.8% | 0.0739 units per person | 2.03 units per person |
| 2009 | +763.6% | 1.83 units per person | 15.78 units per person |
| 1996 | +288.2% | 0.1204 units per person | 0.4675 units per person |
| 1979 | +158.3% | 0.3089 units per person | 0.7979 units per person |
| 1992 | +136.0% | 0.1086 units per person | 0.2562 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.458 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.7979 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6036 units per person | 0.364 units per person | 0.9737 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2896 units per person | 0.1086 units per person | 0.4675 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1 units per person | 0.0739 units per person | 15.78 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.61 units per person | 5.3 units per person | 23.11 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.46 units per person | 0.9676 units per person | 63.57 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0221 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Lesotho?
- Sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Lesotho was 63.57 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 63.57 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 86th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
SDRs holdings, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, SDR International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.