Africa Western and Central vs Lesotho: Travel services

Africa Western and Central
15.3%
in 2024
Lesotho
67.2%
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
43rd
Lesotho rank
42nd

Travel services over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Lesotho
20406080100197520002025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 67.2% against 15.3% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 51.9%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 4.4 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 43rd and Lesotho ranks 42nd of 45 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 13.9% 63.1% 49.2% Lesotho
1980s 20.8% 86.2% 65.4% Lesotho
1990s 13.5% 85.2% 71.7% Lesotho
2000s 22.6% 83.7% 61.1% Lesotho
2010s 30.1% 68.9% 38.8% Lesotho
2020s 18.5% 63.4% 44.9% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Africa Western and Central or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 67.2% against 15.3% in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
What is the difference in travel services between Africa Western and Central and Lesotho?
51.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Lesotho?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Lesotho rank globally for travel services?
Africa Western and Central ranks 43rd and Lesotho ranks 42nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Unit
% of commercial service exports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,495 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.