Iran vs Lesotho: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Iran
710.17 current US$ per person
in 2025
Lesotho
793.38 current US$ per person
in 2025
Iran rank
157th
Lesotho rank
154th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Iran
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 793.38 current US$ per person against 710.17 current US$ per person in Iran, a difference of 83.21 current US$ per person.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 157th and Lesotho ranks 154th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.36 current US$ per person | 30.13 current US$ per person | 4.22 current US$ per person | Iran |
| 1970s | 215.56 current US$ per person | 123.7 current US$ per person | 91.85 current US$ per person | Iran |
| 1980s | 269.81 current US$ per person | 301.7 current US$ per person | 31.89 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 293.98 current US$ per person | 482.08 current US$ per person | 188.1 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 471.54 current US$ per person | 671.11 current US$ per person | 199.57 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 630.35 current US$ per person | 1,036 current US$ per person | 405.33 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 641.35 current US$ per person | 761.27 current US$ per person | 119.92 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Iran or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 793.38 current US$ per person against 710.17 current US$ per person in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Iran and Lesotho?
- 83.21 current US$ per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Lesotho?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Lesotho rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Iran ranks 157th and Lesotho ranks 154th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (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.