Eswatini vs Lesotho: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Eswatini
0.6%
in 2023
Lesotho
0.4%
in 2023
Eswatini rank
194th
Lesotho rank
196th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.5 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 194th and Lesotho ranks 196th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 3.7% 0.1% 3.6% Eswatini
2010s 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% Eswatini
2020s 0.4% 0.7% 0.4% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Eswatini, at 0.6% against 0.4% in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Eswatini and Lesotho?
0.2%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Eswatini ranks 194th and Lesotho ranks 196th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region (% 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, 12,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.