Africa Eastern and Southern vs Lesotho: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.2486 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho
0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
14th
Lesotho rank
11th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2486 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.48 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.9 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 45 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1477 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5073 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3596 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1970s 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9117 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7494 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1980s 0.1853 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1990s 0.1878 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8926 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 0.2356 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9569 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7213 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.2647 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9074 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6427 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.2488 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7549 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5061 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2486 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Lesotho?
0.48 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Lesotho?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Lesotho rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.