Lesotho — Central government deficit
millions of LSL · Annual · 1970–2025 · 50 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 1.21B LSL in 2025. Against 4.14B LSL in 2024, the period change was −2.94B LSL. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 2.62% in 2025.
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- Annual data, 1970–2025
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.21B LSL |
| 2024 | 4.14B LSL |
| 2023 | 2.87B LSL |
| 2022 | -2.46B LSL |
| 2021 | -1.76B LSL |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 416.33M LSL |
| 2019 | -1.90B LSL |
| 2018 | -1.53B LSL |
| 2017 | -1.17B LSL |
| 2016 | -2.75B LSL |