Export unit value index (2015 = 100) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Export unit value index (2015 = 100) was 103.9 2015 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Export unit value index in Lesotho, 1980–2025
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for export unit value index in Lesotho is 103.9 2015 = 100, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export unit value index in Lesotho peaked at 113.4 2015 = 100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.2 2015 = 100, in 1987.
That places Lesotho 192nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Export unit value index (2015 = 100) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 108.8 2015 = 100 | — |
| 1981 | 96.3 2015 = 100 | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 81.4 2015 = 100 | -15.5% |
| 1983 | 83.9 2015 = 100 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 69.8 2015 = 100 | -16.8% |
| 1985 | 52.3 2015 = 100 | -25.1% |
| 1986 | 56.5 2015 = 100 | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 48.2 2015 = 100 | -14.7% |
| 1988 | 78.9 2015 = 100 | +63.7% |
| 1989 | 75.6 2015 = 100 | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 84.7 2015 = 100 | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 91.3 2015 = 100 | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 102.1 2015 = 100 | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 98 2015 = 100 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 97.2 2015 = 100 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 103 2015 = 100 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 95.5 2015 = 100 | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 95.5 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 87.2 2015 = 100 | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 87.2 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 83 2015 = 100 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 81.9 2015 = 100 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 82 2015 = 100 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.7 2015 = 100 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 81.8 2015 = 100 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.4 2015 = 100 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 79.2 2015 = 100 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 80.5 2015 = 100 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 79.5 2015 = 100 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 75.2 2015 = 100 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 76.8 2015 = 100 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 94 2015 = 100 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 98.3 2015 = 100 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 93.7 2015 = 100 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 100.7 2015 = 100 | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 104.3 2015 = 100 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 102.8 2015 = 100 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 103.8 2015 = 100 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6 2015 = 100 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7 2015 = 100 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 102.5 2015 = 100 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 110.4 2015 = 100 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 113.4 2015 = 100 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 105.7 2015 = 100 | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 103.9 2015 = 100 | -1.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 103.9 2015 = 100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 148.6 2015 = 100, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 103.9 2015 = 100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 151.3 2015 = 100, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Export unit value index (2015 = 100) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +63.7% | 48.2 2015 = 100 | 78.9 2015 = 100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.17 2015 = 100 | 48.2 2015 = 100 | 108.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.17 2015 = 100 | 84.7 2015 = 100 | 103 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.62 2015 = 100 | 75.2 2015 = 100 | 83 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4 2015 = 100 | 76.8 2015 = 100 | 104.3 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.93 2015 = 100 | 99.7 2015 = 100 | 113.4 2015 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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)
- Commercial service imports 460.39 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.67 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export unit value index in Lesotho?
- Export unit value index in Lesotho was 103.9 2015 = 100 in 2025, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export unit value index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 113.4 2015 = 100 in 2023.
- What is the lowest export unit value index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2 2015 = 100 in 1987.
- How does Lesotho rank for export unit value index?
- Lesotho ranks 192nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is export unit value index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Export unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, interna¬tional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.