Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Lesotho
Lesotho: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products was 12.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Lesotho, 2001–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Lesotho is 12.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Lesotho peaked at 17.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2010.
Lesotho ranks 25th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.0% | — |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +27.8% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 11.8% | 17.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.8% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.8% | 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)
- 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 tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Lesotho?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products in Lesotho was 12.8% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products?
- Lesotho ranks 25th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured 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. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.