What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho?

0.416 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Europe & Central Asia vs Lesotho: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Europe & Central Asia

0.3126 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Lesotho

0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Europe & Central Asia rank

8th

Lesotho rank

11th

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

Europe & Central Asia
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3126 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.416 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.3 times Europe & Central Asia's.

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

Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th 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	Europe & Central Asia	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5073 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3545 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
1970s	0.1919 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9117 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7198 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
1980s	0.2133 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
1990s	0.2157 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8647 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
2000s	0.2798 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9569 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6771 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
2010s	0.3087 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9074 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5987 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
2020s	0.3305 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7549 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4244 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$), per unit of gdp, Europe & Central Asia or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3126 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho?: 0.416 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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: 18 August 2026

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.