Lesotho vs Somalia: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

Lesotho
957.67 million current US$
in 2023
Somalia
992.04 million current US$
in 2023
Lesotho rank
154th
Somalia rank
152nd

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Lesotho
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 992.04 million current US$ against 957.67 million current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 34.37 million current US$.

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

Lesotho ranks 154th and Somalia ranks 152nd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 517.72 million current US$ 178.52 million current US$ 339.19 million current US$ Lesotho
2010s 760.34 million current US$ 545.21 million current US$ 215.13 million current US$ Lesotho
2020s 995.17 million current US$ 681.79 million current US$ 313.38 million current US$ Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Lesotho or Somalia?
Somalia, at 992.04 million current US$ against 957.67 million current US$ in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Lesotho and Somalia?
34.37 million current US$, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Lesotho ranks 154th and Somalia ranks 152nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.