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

Lesotho
0.7723 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Singapore
0.828 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lesotho rank
16th
Singapore rank
13th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Singapore
0.511.52196019912023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.828 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7723 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Singapore ahead.

Lesotho ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 13th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 0.586 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.43 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8463 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2010s 0.6624 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4326 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
2020s 0.7866 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8546 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.068 current US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Lesotho or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.828 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7723 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Lesotho and Singapore?
0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Singapore?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Singapore rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Lesotho ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 13th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.