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

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

Where does this data come from?

Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Mauritania: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Lesotho

58.7%

in 2023

Mauritania

60.7%

in 2023

Lesotho rank

119th

Mauritania rank

118th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

Lesotho
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 60.7% against 58.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.0%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Lesotho ranks 119th and Mauritania ranks 118th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	52.2%	77.9%	25.7%	Mauritania
2010s	50.7%	52.2%	1.5%	Mauritania
2020s	56.5%	57.1%	0.6%	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Lesotho or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 60.7% against 58.7% in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Lesotho and Mauritania?: 2.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?: Lesotho ranks 119th and Mauritania ranks 118th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit: % of total merchandise exports
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 13,486 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.