Eswatini vs Lesotho: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Eswatini
0.8687 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho
1.19 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eswatini rank
165th
Lesotho rank
164th
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.19 % change on previous year against 0.8687 % change on previous year in Eswatini, a difference of 0.3213 % change on previous year.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 165th and Lesotho ranks 164th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.87 % change on previous year | 8 % change on previous year | 5.87 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 26.06 % change on previous year | 26.91 % change on previous year | 0.8437 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 4.93 % change on previous year | 8.14 % change on previous year | 3.21 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 6.43 % change on previous year | 4.18 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 7.04 % change on previous year | 8.75 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.6965 % change on previous year | 0.197 % change on previous year | 0.4995 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 3.07 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | 0.5575 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.19 % change on previous year against 0.8687 % change on previous year in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 0.3213 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Eswatini ranks 165th and Lesotho ranks 164th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.