Lesotho vs United States: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Lesotho
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 61.0% against 58.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
Lesotho ranks 119th and United States ranks 117th of 206 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 68.3% | 16.0% | United States |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 61.1% | 10.4% | United States |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 60.3% | 3.8% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Lesotho or United States?
- United States, at 61.0% against 58.7% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Lesotho and United States?
- 2.3%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and United States rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Lesotho ranks 119th and United States ranks 117th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.