Japan vs Lesotho: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Japan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Japan currently reports 59.9% against 59.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 115th and Lesotho ranks 118th of 196 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.8% | 56.1% | 2.3% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 63.9% | 10.0% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 59.6% | 2.6% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Japan or Lesotho?
- Japan, at 59.9% against 59.2% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Japan and Lesotho?
- 0.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lesotho?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Lesotho rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Japan ranks 115th and Lesotho ranks 118th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures 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
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.