Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre was 501.3 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre in Lesotho is 501.3 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 1,867 current US$ per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 241.06 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1985.
Lesotho ranks 188th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 387.42 current US$ per square kilometre | 310.61 current US$ per square kilometre | 488.97 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 455.39 current US$ per square kilometre | 241.06 current US$ per square kilometre | 769.42 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 647.12 current US$ per square kilometre | 496.29 current US$ per square kilometre | 708.94 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 968.76 current US$ per square kilometre | 509.72 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,471 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,194 current US$ per square kilometre | 876.11 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,867 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 501.87 current US$ per square kilometre | 365.96 current US$ per square kilometre | 631.07 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 185 Yemen 584.61 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 186 Guinea 547.09 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 187 Eritrea 535.82 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 189 Libya 357.42 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 190 Mali 321.84 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 191 Mauritania 174.12 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More private sector data for Lesotho
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre in Lesotho was 501.3 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,867 current US$ per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 241.06 current US$ per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Lesotho rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 188th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Commercial service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.