Lesotho vs South Asia: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Lesotho
- South Asia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 67.2% against 7.6% in South Asia, a difference of 59.6%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 8.8 times South Asia's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 42nd and South Asia ranks 44th of 198 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.8% | 35.4% | 34.4% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 86.2% | 35.4% | 50.8% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 85.2% | 33.0% | 52.2% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 15.6% | 68.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 14.1% | 54.8% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 8.2% | 55.9% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Lesotho or South Asia?
- Lesotho, at 67.2% against 7.6% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Lesotho and South Asia?
- 59.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Asia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and South Asia rank globally for travel services?
- Lesotho ranks 42nd and South Asia ranks 44th 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.