Lesotho: Financial openness
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| Lesotho |
Financial openness index |
|---|---|
| Latest value | -1.242 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1972 - 2021 |
| Average | -0.918 |
| Min - Max | -1.242 - -0.166 |
| Source | Chinn-Ito Index |
The latest value from 2021 is -1.242 index points, unchanged from -1.242 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.322 index points, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Lesotho from 1972 to 2021 is -0.918 index points. The minimum value, -1.242 index points, was reached in 1996 while the maximum of -0.166 index points was recorded in 1972.
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Definition: The Chinn-Ito index measures a country's degree of capital account openness and was introduced in Chinn and Ito (Journal of Development Economics, 2006). It is based on variables that codify the restrictions on cross-border financial transactions in the IMF's Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions. Higher values mean greater financial openness.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 77.60 | 2021 | percent |
| Trade openness | 145.74 | 2022 | percent |
| Financial openness | -1.242 | 2021 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 47.22 | 2022 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 1.08 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Growth of exports | -1.66 | 2022 | percent |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 98.52 | 2022 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 2.26 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | -0.35 | 2022 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | -0.01 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Portfolio investment inflows, equities | 0.18 | 2023 | million dollars (current) |
| Current account, percent of GDP | -6.80 | 2022 | percent |
| Current account, in dollars | -0.12 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | -52.51 | 2022 | percent |
| Trade balance, in dollars | -1.17 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 0.77 | 2019 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 24.12 | 2023 | percent |
| Remittances | 493.52 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | 64.85 | 2023 | million USD |
| External debt | 67.12 | 2022 | percent |
| Short-term external debt | 0.80 | 2022 | percent |
| Short-term debt to reserves | 0.05 | 2019 | percent |
| Foreign exchange reserves | 0.78 | 4/2020 | billion |