Lesotho vs Lower middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in

Lesotho
40.9%
in 2023
Lower middle income
9.9%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
12th
Lower middle income rank
15th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in over time

  • Lesotho
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 40.9% against 9.9% in Lower middle income, a difference of 31.0%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 4.1 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 12th and Lower middle income ranks 15th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Lower middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 47.7% 8.7% 39.0% Lesotho
2010s 48.8% 10.7% 38.1% Lesotho
2020s 42.7% 10.2% 32.5% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in, Lesotho or Lower middle income?
Lesotho, at 40.9% against 9.9% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in between Lesotho and Lower middle income?
31.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Lower middle income?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Lower middle income rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
Lesotho ranks 12th and Lower middle income ranks 15th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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
251 places, 12,428 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.