Lesotho vs OECD members: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Lesotho
- OECD members
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 75.5% against 20.7% in OECD members, a difference of 54.8%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 3.6 times OECD members's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 31st and OECD members ranks 33rd of 198 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.5% | 27.8% | 38.7% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 86.2% | 30.5% | 55.7% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 85.2% | 32.1% | 53.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 25.9% | 57.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 23.1% | 45.8% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 17.2% | 50.5% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Lesotho or OECD members?
- Lesotho, at 75.5% against 20.7% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Lesotho and OECD members?
- 54.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and OECD members?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and OECD members rank globally for travel services?
- Lesotho ranks 31st and OECD members ranks 33rd of 198 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.