How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lesotho?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Iraq vs Lesotho: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Iraq

0.3994 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Lesotho

0.4496 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Iraq rank

40th

Lesotho rank

37th

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

Iraq
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.4496 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3994 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iraq, a difference of 0.0502 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 40th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 202 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.3763 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3732 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Iraq
2010s	0.3606 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3179 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0427 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Iraq
2020s	0.3914 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4447 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0533 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$), per unit, Iraq or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 0.4496 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3994 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Iraq and Lesotho?: 0.0502 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lesotho?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Lesotho rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Iraq ranks 40th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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: 21 August 2026

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.