Eswatini vs Lesotho: Transport services
Eswatini
10.9%
in 2024
Lesotho
11.3%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
189th
Lesotho rank
188th
Transport services over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 11.3% against 10.9% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 189th and Lesotho ranks 188th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.5% | 57.1% | 45.6% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 15.1% | 4.8% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 3.8% | 5.7% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 10.6% | 6.6% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.0% | 2.9% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 12.6% | 5.5% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 11.3% against 10.9% in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 0.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for transport services?
- Eswatini ranks 189th and Lesotho ranks 188th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.