Lesotho — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2019 · 44 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

For Lesotho, the central government deficit reading stood at 74.79M LCU in 2019. Against 108.53M LCU in 2018, the period change was −33.74M LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 0.22% in 2019.

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Latest observations

2010–2019

PeriodValue
201974.79M LCU
2018108.53M LCU
201728.87M LCU
2016-144.27M LCU
2015-229.74M LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2010
2014-560.18M LCU
2013951.75M LCU
2012-1.81B LCU
2011-650.32M LCU
2010-527.38M LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.