Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

Afghanistan
4.57 billion current LCU
in 2017
Lesotho
3.17 billion current LCU
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
20th
Lesotho rank
23rd

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Lesotho
-20.0B-10.0B010.0B20.0B30.0B198720052024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 4.57 billion current LCU against 3.17 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 1.40 billion current LCU.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Lesotho ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 23rd of 156 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s -6.48 billion current LCU 588.36 million current LCU 7.07 billion current LCU Lesotho
2010s -97.36 million current LCU -627.45 million current LCU 530.09 million current LCU Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Afghanistan or Lesotho?
Afghanistan, at 4.57 billion current LCU against 3.17 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2017.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
1.40 billion current LCU, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 23rd of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 4,460 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.