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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0054 current US$ 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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About this data
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.