Lesotho: USD exchange rate

The currency chart for Lesotho shows historical data for the Lesotho Lotis per USD exchange rate. These are monthly averages and not end-of-month currency values. An increase means depreciation against the USD as one can exchange more Lesotho Lotis per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from Lesotho become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit Lesotho.

The series for Lesotho are available from September 2004 to August 2026. For that period, the average exchange rate for Lesotho was 11.9881 Lesotho Lotis per USD with a minimum of 5.7239 Lesotho Lotis per USD in December 2004 and a maximum of 19.1358 Lesotho Lotis per USD in October 2023. The most recent available data point is 16.1612 Lesotho Lotis per USD, a change of -1.79% from the previous data point of 16.4555 Lesotho Lotis per USD and a change of -8.91% from a year ago when the level was 17.7422 Lesotho Lotis per USD.

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