Country
Lesotho LSO
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +0.1
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap92.7
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-07-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical49.7
GDELT · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Growth15.9
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity53.6
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance44.1
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Lesotho sovereign credibility, in brief
Lesotho scores 49.2 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 35–50. That ranks it 29 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 35th percentile of the region. The score is unchanged over the past seven days. CPI 2.9% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (49/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 29/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 35th percentile
Region avg 49.3 · best 61.7 · worst 14.1
Ranked either side
- Burundi 50.4
- Madagascar 49.3
- Zimbabwe 48.2
- Angola 48.2
90-day trend
External pulse
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -2.8%
- as of 2026-10-11
Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 121.7 | 2026-07-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | 0.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 1.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 2.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 12.6K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 15.5% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 20.8% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 5.5 mo | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 154.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 16.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 18.7% | 2024-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 65.4% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $1,089 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Government debt (% GDP) | 3.0% | 2020-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 65.4% | 2024-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -0.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -0.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | 0.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.