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

Lesotho
0.4496 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Low income
0.1577 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lesotho rank
37th
Low income rank
38th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Low income
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.4496 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1577 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.2919 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.9 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Low income ahead.

Lesotho ranks 37th and Low income ranks 38th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Low income Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3732 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.249 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1242 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.3179 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1271 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1908 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.4447 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1431 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3016 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$), per unit, Lesotho or Low income?
Lesotho, at 0.4496 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1577 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Lesotho and Low income?
0.2919 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Low income?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Low income rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Lesotho ranks 37th and Low income ranks 38th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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

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.