American Samoa vs Lesotho: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

American Samoa
0.7371 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Lesotho
0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
American Samoa rank
10th
Lesotho rank
11th

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

  • American Samoa
  • Lesotho
0.50.7511.21.5196019922025

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 0.7371 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lesotho ahead.

American Samoa ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 203 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9697 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0364 current US$ per US$ of GDP American Samoa
2010s 0.8629 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9074 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0445 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.9483 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7388 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2095 current US$ per US$ of GDP American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, American Samoa or Lesotho?
American Samoa, at 0.7371 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2022.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between American Samoa and Lesotho?
0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Lesotho?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do American Samoa and Lesotho rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
American Samoa ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.