Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Lesotho
0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho rank
192nd
Papua New Guinea rank
195th

Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Lesotho
  • Papua New Guinea
00.020.040.060.080.1197520002025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 192nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 195th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0563 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1980s 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1990s 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0465 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
Lesotho, at 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho 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$), per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 192nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 195th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,651 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.