Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) was 11.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Lesotho, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Lesotho stood at 11.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Lesotho peaked at 30.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2013.
That places Lesotho 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.3% | — |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +35.8% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +160.1% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -61.2% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -0.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 11.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.2%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 11.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.2%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all 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 | +160.1% | 11.6% | 30.0% |
| 2020 | -61.2% | 30.0% | 11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 11.6% | 16.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 10.7% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.8% | 3 |
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 tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Lesotho?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Lesotho was 11.7% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2013.
- How does Lesotho rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products?
- Lesotho ranks 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. 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 and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database.