Lesotho vs Suriname: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Lesotho
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 108.1% against 102.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.
Lesotho ranks 23rd and Suriname ranks 20th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.6% | 91.8% | 30.1% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 101.0% | 106.1% | 5.1% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 134.6% | 97.9% | 36.7% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 124.1% | 156.2% | 32.1% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 137.0% | 94.1% | 42.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 131.3% | 86.6% | 44.7% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 113.5% | 110.9% | 2.6% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Lesotho or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 108.1% against 102.9% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Lesotho and Suriname?
- 5.2%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Suriname?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Suriname rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Lesotho ranks 23rd and Suriname ranks 20th of 204 countries.
- 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.