Lesotho vs Samoa: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Lesotho
75.5%
in 2025
Samoa
72.9%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
31st
Samoa rank
34th
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Lesotho
- Samoa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 75.5% against 72.9% in Samoa, a difference of 2.6%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 31st and Samoa ranks 34th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.1% | 57.1% | 5.9% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 86.2% | 59.1% | 27.1% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 85.2% | 64.8% | 20.4% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 80.6% | 65.3% | 15.3% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 72.3% | 3.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 57.6% | 12.9% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Lesotho or Samoa?
- Lesotho, at 75.5% against 72.9% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Lesotho and Samoa?
- 2.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Samoa rank globally for travel services?
- Lesotho ranks 31st and Samoa ranks 34th 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.