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

Belgium
0.7412 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho
0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
9th
Lesotho rank
11th

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

  • Belgium
  • Lesotho
0.50.7511.21.5196019922025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.7412 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.

Belgium ranks 9th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 203 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6382 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9488 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3106 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 0.7975 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9569 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1594 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.8354 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9074 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.072 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.8463 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7549 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0914 current US$ per US$ of GDP Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Belgium or Lesotho?
Belgium, at 0.7412 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Belgium and Lesotho?
0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Lesotho?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Lesotho rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Belgium ranks 9th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.