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Lesotho Current Account Balance

-3.4%as of 2026-6302.5% vs 2025

Current account balance (trade, income and transfers) as a share of GDP. Source: IMF MACRO FINANCIAL. Retrieved June 29, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2026 · IMF

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodCurrent Account Balance
2026-3.4%
20250.1%
20244.1%
2023-7.7%
2022-11.2%
2021-8.1%
2020-4.3%
2019-6.2%
2018-5.7%
2017-13.6%
2016-11.2%
2015-5.7%

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GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=LS&metric_key=current_account_balance_pct_gdp" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Current Account Balance across Africa

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CountryCurrent Account BalancePeriod
Nigeria5.8%2026
Kenya-4.1%2026
South Africa-0.9%2026
Egypt-4.2%2026
Ghana10.1%2026
Ethiopia-2.4%2026

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