Lesotho vs Zambia: Travel services
Lesotho
67.2%
in 2025
Zambia
64.9%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
42nd
Zambia rank
45th
Travel services over time
- Lesotho
- Zambia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 67.2% against 64.9% in Zambia, a difference of 2.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 45th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.3% | 13.3% | 46.9% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 86.2% | 18.4% | 67.9% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 28.6% | 56.8% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 73.8% | 9.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 75.8% | 6.9% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 77.6% | 14.2% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Lesotho or Zambia?
- Lesotho, at 67.2% against 64.9% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Lesotho and Zambia?
- 2.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for travel services?
- Lesotho ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 45th 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.