Lesotho vs Uganda: Travel services (% of commercial service exports)
Lesotho
75.5%
in 2025
Uganda
74.0%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
31st
Uganda rank
33rd
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Lesotho
- Uganda
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 75.5% against 74.0% in Uganda, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uganda ahead.
Lesotho ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 33rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.4% | 97.8% | 41.4% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 70.7% | 15.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 77.3% | 6.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 62.8% | 6.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 67.1% | 0.6% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Lesotho or Uganda?
- Lesotho, at 75.5% against 74.0% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Lesotho and Uganda?
- 1.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Uganda rank globally for travel services?
- Lesotho ranks 31st and Uganda 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.