Comoros vs Lesotho: Current account balance

Comoros
-24.62 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
Lesotho
-3.94 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Comoros rank
79th
Lesotho rank
77th

Current account balance over time

  • Comoros
  • Lesotho
-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M400.0M197520002025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -3.94 million BoP, current US$ against -24.62 million BoP, current US$ in Comoros, a difference of 20.68 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.

Comoros ranks 79th and Lesotho ranks 77th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s -12.42 million BoP, current US$ 123.33 million BoP, current US$ 135.75 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
1990s -8.59 million BoP, current US$ -77.28 million BoP, current US$ 68.70 million BoP, current US$ Comoros
2000s -32.65 million BoP, current US$ 121.80 million BoP, current US$ 154.45 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2010s -35.82 million BoP, current US$ -234.38 million BoP, current US$ 198.55 million BoP, current US$ Comoros
2020s -14.00 million BoP, current US$ -184.36 million BoP, current US$ 170.37 million BoP, current US$ Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Comoros or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at -3.94 million BoP, current US$ against -24.62 million BoP, current US$ in Comoros as of 2025.
What is the difference in current account balance between Comoros and Lesotho?
20.68 million BoP, current US$, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Lesotho?
36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Lesotho rank globally for current account balance?
Comoros ranks 79th and Lesotho ranks 77th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Current account balance (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,806 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.