Latin America & Caribbean vs Lesotho: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 102.9% against 44.2% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 58.7%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 24th and Lesotho ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.7% | 61.6% | 42.0% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 22.6% | 101.0% | 78.4% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 134.6% | 108.4% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 124.1% | 98.2% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 137.0% | 99.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 131.3% | 94.2% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 113.5% | 68.5% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Latin America & Caribbean or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 102.9% against 44.2% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Latin America & Caribbean and Lesotho?
- 58.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Lesotho?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Lesotho rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 24th and Lesotho ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.