Lesotho vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Lesotho
0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.2707 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
11th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
11th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
00.511.5196019922025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2707 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.4579 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Lesotho ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5073 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1943 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.313 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1970s 0.9117 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2028 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7089 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1980s 1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1998 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1990s 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2089 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8715 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 0.9569 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.219 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.738 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.9074 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2219 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6855 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.7549 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2357 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5192 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$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Lesotho, at 0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2707 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.4579 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.