Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Cape Verde
1.74 billion current US$
in 2023
Lesotho
1.64 billion current US$
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
168th
Lesotho rank
170th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 1.74 billion current US$ against 1.64 billion current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 94.98 million current US$.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 168th and Lesotho ranks 170th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 471.90 million current US$ 771.64 million current US$ 299.75 million current US$ Lesotho
2010s 809.01 million current US$ 1.58 billion current US$ 768.57 million current US$ Lesotho
2020s 1.47 billion current US$ 1.76 billion current US$ 289.67 million current US$ Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Cape Verde or Lesotho?
Cape Verde, at 1.74 billion current US$ against 1.64 billion current US$ in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Cape Verde and Lesotho?
94.98 million current US$, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Cape Verde ranks 168th and Lesotho ranks 170th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.