Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps in Lesotho
Lesotho: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps was 1.64 billion current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps in Lesotho stood at 1.64 billion current US$.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps in Lesotho peaked at 2.30 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 302.54 million current US$, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 771.64 million current US$ | 302.54 million current US$ | 1.18 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 billion current US$ | 1.17 billion current US$ | 2.30 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 billion current US$ | 1.64 billion current US$ | 1.83 billion current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 167 Faroe Islands 1.93 billion current US$ compare
- 168 Cabo Verde 1.74 billion current US$ compare
- 169 Suriname 1.66 billion current US$ compare
- 171 Aruba 1.53 billion current US$ compare
- 172 Seychelles 1.46 billion current US$ compare
- 173 Guam 1.45 billion 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$), annual growth rate -22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps in Lesotho?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps in Lesotho was 1.64 billion current US$ in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.30 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 302.54 million current US$ in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
- Lesotho ranks 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
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
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.