Africa Western and Central vs Lesotho: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Africa Western and Central
0.1727 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lesotho
0.4496 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
35th
Lesotho rank
37th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.4496 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1727 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.2769 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.6 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 35th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 44 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2815 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3732 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0917 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.2111 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3179 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1068 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.1527 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4447 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.292 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Africa Western and Central or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.4496 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1727 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Africa Western and Central and Lesotho?
0.2769 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Lesotho?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Lesotho rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Africa Western and Central ranks 35th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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
249 places, 12,888 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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.