Lesotho vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Lesotho
711.59 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
786.79 current US$ per person
in 2023
Lesotho rank
153rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
150th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Sao Tome and Principe
02004006008001.0k196919962023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 786.79 current US$ per person against 711.59 current US$ per person in Lesotho, a difference of 75.2 current US$ per person.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Lesotho ranks 153rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 150th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 391.2 current US$ per person 355.3 current US$ per person 35.9 current US$ per person Lesotho
2010s 749.17 current US$ per person 724.84 current US$ per person 24.33 current US$ per person Lesotho
2020s 772.44 current US$ per person 757.08 current US$ per person 15.36 current US$ per person Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 786.79 current US$ per person against 711.59 current US$ per person in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
75.2 current US$ per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Lesotho ranks 153rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 150th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lesotho vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-by-the-reporting-economy-current-us-per-capita/lesotho/sao-tome-and-principe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-by-the-reporting-economy-current-us-per-capita/lesotho/sao-tome-and-principe/">Lesotho vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.