Lesotho vs Upper middle income: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Lesotho
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 23.0% against 8.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.5%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.7 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 39th and Upper middle income ranks 41st of 196 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 6.1% | 16.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 7.3% | 12.8% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 8.8% | 13.6% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Lesotho or Upper middle income?
- Lesotho, at 23.0% against 8.5% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Lesotho and Upper middle income?
- 14.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Upper middle income?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Upper middle income rank globally for food imports?
- Lesotho ranks 39th and Upper middle income ranks 41st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.