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

IDA total
0.2238 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lesotho
0.7723 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
IDA total rank
17th
Lesotho rank
16th

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

  • IDA total
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.7723 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2238 current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total, a difference of 0.5485 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 3.5 times IDA total's.

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

IDA total ranks 17th 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 IDA total Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2307 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.586 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3553 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.2244 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6624 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.438 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.2078 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7866 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5788 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$), per unit, IDA total or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.7723 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2238 current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between IDA total and Lesotho?
0.5485 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Lesotho?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Lesotho rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
IDA total ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.