Lesotho — Short-term interest rate

percent · Quarterly · Q2 1993–Q1 2025 · 128 observations

About this series

The short-term interest rate measures the yield or rate on a short-maturity money-market instrument. The instrument and tenor depend on the country series.

The short-term interest rate reading for Lesotho was 6.88% in Q1 2025. The previous reading was 6.87% in Q4 2024; the period change was +0.01 percentage points. The year-earlier reading was 6.93% in Q1 2024; the year-on-year change was −0.05 percentage points.

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Latest observations

Q4 2018–Q1 2025

PeriodValue
Q1 20256.88 %
Q4 20246.87 %
Q3 20246.84 %
Q2 20246.83 %
Q1 20246.93 %
15 earlier values
Q4 20237.22 %
Q3 20238.02 %
Q2 20237.41 %
Q1 20236.72 %
Q4 20226.39 %
Q3 20225.63 %
Q2 20224.44 %
Q1 20224.22 %
Q4 20213.59 %
Q3 20213.44 %
Q2 20213.24 %
Q1 20213.28 %
Q4 20203.27 %
Q3 20203.43 %
Q2 20204.2 %

Values before Q2 2020, back to Q4 2018, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.