Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Lesotho
Lesotho: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 15.8% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Lesotho, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 15.8% for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 39.8% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Lesotho peaked at 15.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Lesotho 93rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 1.0% | — |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +610.0% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +50.7% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 0.0% | 15.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More private sector data for Lesotho
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Lesotho?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Lesotho was 15.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Lesotho rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Lesotho ranks 93rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.