Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 6.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Lesotho, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Lesotho stood at 6.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Lesotho peaked at 10.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2014.
That places Lesotho 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.8% | — |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +74.0% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -43.4% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -3.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 6.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 47% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 6.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.3%, 46% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +74.0% | 6.2% | 10.8% |
| 2020 | -43.4% | 10.8% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 155 Montenegro 6.3% compare
- 156 Botswana 6.2% compare
- 157 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.2% compare
- 158 Eswatini 6.1% compare
- 158 Namibia 6.1% compare
- 158 South Africa 6.1% 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)
- 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 tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Lesotho?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Lesotho was 6.1% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Lesotho ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).