Travel services in Lesotho
Lesotho: Travel services was 67.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Lesotho, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Lesotho is 67.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Lesotho peaked at 99.8% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 42nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 82.9% | — |
| 1976 | 76.8% | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 68.7% | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 61.3% | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 59.2% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 56.2% | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 99.8% | +76.3% |
| 1983 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 97.7% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 99.0% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 76.7% | -22.5% |
| 1989 | 80.5% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 75.7% | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 86.1% | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 81.6% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 86.5% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 89.2% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 84.8% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 95.4% | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 88.4% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 88.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 88.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 83.5% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | -34.3% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 58.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 59.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | +31.3% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | -27.5% |
| 2021 | 53.3% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 71.4% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 67.3% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 67.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.8% | 59.2% | 82.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 86.2% | 56.2% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.2% | 75.7% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 67.6% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 55.0% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 53.3% | 71.4% | 6 |
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 travel services in Lesotho?
- Travel services in Lesotho was 67.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1982.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for travel services?
- Lesotho ranks 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.