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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.1787 current US$ 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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About this data
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.