Lesotho vs Upper middle income: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Lesotho
0.1787 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
44th
Upper middle income rank
41st

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

  • Lesotho
  • Upper middle income
00.20.40.60.81197520002025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.1787 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.1358 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 4.2 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 44th and Upper middle income ranks 41st of 198 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8589 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8317 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1990s 0.473 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0375 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4356 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 0.2362 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0423 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1939 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.1664 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1246 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.1799 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1427 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Upper middle income?
Lesotho, at 0.1787 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Upper middle income?
0.1358 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Upper middle income?
44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Upper middle income rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 44th and Upper middle income ranks 41st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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 imports (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
245 places, 9,662 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports (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.