Lesotho vs Nepal: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Lesotho
- Nepal
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 77.7% against 65.8% in Nepal, a difference of 11.9%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Nepal ahead.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Nepal ranks 3rd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.5% | 32.5% | 1.9% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 79.5% | 28.5% | 51.0% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 87.6% | 37.2% | 50.4% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 72.3% | 39.2% | 33.2% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 45.3% | 19.3% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 45.3% | 28.9% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Lesotho or Nepal?
- Lesotho, at 77.7% against 65.8% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Lesotho and Nepal?
- 11.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nepal?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Nepal rank globally for travel services?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Nepal ranks 3rd 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.