Laos vs Lesotho: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Laos
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 77.7% against 65.4% in Laos, a difference of 12.3%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.
Laos ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 87.2% | 72.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 72.3% | 46.6% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 64.6% | 19.2% | Laos |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 74.8% | 22.5% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Laos or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 77.7% against 65.4% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Laos and Lesotho?
- 12.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Lesotho rank globally for travel services?
- Laos ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 1st 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.