International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Lesotho
Lesotho: International tourism, receipts (current US$) was 23.10 million current US$ in 1999. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Lesotho, 1995–1999
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 23.10 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts in 1999. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 20.3% over five years.
That places Lesotho 178th out of 195 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the bottom quarter.
International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 29.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 33.70 million current US$ | +16.2% |
| 1997 | 33.72 million current US$ | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 24.70 million current US$ | -26.7% |
| 1999 | 23.10 million current US$ | -6.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 23.10 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 208.60 million current US$, 11% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 23.10 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 130.00 million current US$, 18% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 175 Guyana 28.00 million current US$
- 176 Micronesia (country) 27.00 million current US$
- 177 Chad 25.00 million current US$ compare
- 179 Samoa 23.06 million current US$ compare
- 180 Marshall Islands 20.10 million current US$ compare
- 181 Angola 19.00 million current US$ compare
- 181 Suriname 19.00 million current US$ 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$), annual growth rate -22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Lesotho?
- International tourism, receipts in Lesotho was 23.10 million current US$ in 1999, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 33.72 million current US$ in 1997.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.10 million current US$ in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Lesotho ranks 178th out of 195 countries with data for 1999.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, receipts (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.