Eswatini vs Lesotho: Commercial service imports

Eswatini
531.00 million current US$
in 2024
Lesotho
459.85 million current US$
in 2025
Eswatini rank
162nd
Lesotho rank
165th

Commercial service imports over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
0200.0M400.0M600.0M197419992025

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 531.00 million current US$ against 459.85 million current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 71.15 million current US$.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 162nd and Lesotho ranks 165th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 41.64 million current US$ 17.53 million current US$ 24.10 million current US$ Eswatini
1980s 70.09 million current US$ 263.08 million current US$ 192.98 million current US$ Lesotho
1990s 234.43 million current US$ 396.85 million current US$ 162.42 million current US$ Lesotho
2000s 407.60 million current US$ 316.55 million current US$ 91.05 million current US$ Eswatini
2010s 250.56 million current US$ 396.35 million current US$ 145.79 million current US$ Lesotho
2020s 334.66 million current US$ 407.58 million current US$ 72.92 million current US$ Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Eswatini, at 531.00 million current US$ against 459.85 million current US$ in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports between Eswatini and Lesotho?
71.15 million current US$, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for commercial service imports?
Eswatini ranks 162nd and Lesotho ranks 165th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Commercial service imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,738 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports are total service imports minus imports of government services not included elsewhere. Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.