Import volume index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Import volume index was 71.7 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Import volume index in Lesotho, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 71.7 2015 = 100 for import volume index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import volume index in Lesotho peaked at 111.3 2015 = 100 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 64.2 2015 = 100, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 181st of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Import volume index in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 67.8 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 77.2 2015 = 100 | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 87.2 2015 = 100 | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 83.5 2015 = 100 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 94.2 2015 = 100 | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 110.1 2015 = 100 | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 103.9 2015 = 100 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 111.3 2015 = 100 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 94.7 2015 = 100 | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 96.8 2015 = 100 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 94.9 2015 = 100 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 100.2 2015 = 100 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 100.6 2015 = 100 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 82.5 2015 = 100 | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 67.5 2015 = 100 | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 75.6 2015 = 100 | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 65.8 2015 = 100 | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 64.2 2015 = 100 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 71.7 2015 = 100 | +11.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 71.7 2015 = 100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115 2015 = 100, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 71.7 2015 = 100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.1 2015 = 100, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.98 2015 = 100 | 67.8 2015 = 100 | 94.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.5 2015 = 100 | 82.5 2015 = 100 | 111.3 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.96 2015 = 100 | 64.2 2015 = 100 | 75.6 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 178 Turks and Caicos Islands 76.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 179 Algeria 74.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 180 Nigeria 72.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 182 Haiti 71.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 183 Luxembourg 68.5 2015 = 100 compare
- 184 New Caledonia 68.1 2015 = 100 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 import volume index in Lesotho?
- Import volume index in Lesotho was 71.7 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import volume index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 111.3 2015 = 100 in 2012.
- What is the lowest import volume index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2 2015 = 100 in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for import volume index?
- Lesotho ranks 181st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import volume index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import volume index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the import value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes 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.