Lesotho LS: External Debt: Average Grant Element on New External Debt Commitments: Official

1970 - 2016 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Lesotho LS: External Debt: Average Grant Element on New External Debt Commitments: Official data was reported at 58.423 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 80.396 % for 2015. Lesotho LS: External Debt: Average Grant Element on New External Debt Commitments: Official data is updated yearly, averaging 65.898 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2016, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 83.100 % in 1974 and a record low of 0.000 % in 1972. Lesotho LS: External Debt: Average Grant Element on New External Debt Commitments: Official data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Lesotho – Table LS.World Bank: External Debt: Terms and Undisbursed Debt. The grant element of a loan is the grant equivalent expressed as a percentage of the amount committed. It is used as a measure of the overall cost of borrowing. To obtain the average, the grant elements for all public and publicly guaranteed loans have been weighted by the amounts of the loans. The grant equivalent of a loan is its commitment (present) value, less the discounted present value of its contractual debt service; conventionally, future service payments are discounted at 10 percent. Commitments cover the total amount of loans for which contracts were signed in the year specified. Debt from official creditors includes loans from international organizations (multilateral loans) and loans from governments (bilateral loans). Loans from international organization include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Government loans include loans from governments and their agencies (including central banks), loans from autonomous bodies, and direct loans from official export credit agencies.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Weighted average;

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Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
58.42 2016 80.40 2015 0.00 1972 83.10 1974 % yearly 1970 - 2016

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Lesotho Key Series

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 3,733.382 2030 yearly 1981 - 2030
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 1,321.604 2030 yearly 1981 - 2030
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 2.084 2030 yearly 1981 - 2030
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LSL bn) 34.905 2030 yearly 1983 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LSL bn) 38.356 2030 yearly 1989 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (LSL bn) 35.304 2030 yearly 1983 - 2030
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 2.270 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 0.000 2015 yearly 2000 - 2015
Inflation Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) 5.500 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.060 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029

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