High income vs Lesotho: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

High income
0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lesotho
0.7723 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
High income rank
15th
Lesotho rank
16th

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

  • High income
  • Lesotho
00.20.40.60.81196019912023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.7723 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income, a difference of 0.541 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 3.3 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 0.205 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.586 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.381 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.2307 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6624 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4317 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.2331 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7866 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5535 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, High income or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.7723 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between High income and Lesotho?
0.541 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Lesotho?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do High income and Lesotho rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
High income ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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

High income vs Lesotho: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit. 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-unit-of-gdp/high-income/lesotho/

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-unit-of-gdp/high-income/lesotho/">High income vs Lesotho: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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