Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita
Lesotho
5.89 current US$ per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
7.1 current US$ per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
191st
Papua New Guinea rank
190th
Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 7.1 current US$ per person against 5.89 current US$ per person in Lesotho, a difference of 1.21 current US$ per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Lesotho ranks 191st and Papua New Guinea ranks 190th of 199 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.38 current US$ per person | 10.44 current US$ per person | 1.06 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 8.83 current US$ per person | 21.16 current US$ per person | 12.33 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 10.24 current US$ per person | 66.61 current US$ per person | 56.38 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 14.93 current US$ per person | 38.45 current US$ per person | 23.52 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 17.35 current US$ per person | 31.2 current US$ per person | 13.85 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 6.52 current US$ per person | 19.29 current US$ per person | 12.78 current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial service exports (current us$), per capita, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 7.1 current US$ per person against 5.89 current US$ per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), per capita between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.21 current US$ per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for commercial service exports (current us$), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 191st and Papua New Guinea ranks 190th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.