Egypt vs Lesotho: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Egypt
4.04 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho
4.38 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Egypt rank
81st
Lesotho rank
78th
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 4.38 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 4.04 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Egypt, a difference of 0.34 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 81st and Lesotho ranks 78th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.53 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1225 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 17.4 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 1970s | 9.36 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1542 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 9.2 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 1980s | 8.15 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2145 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 7.93 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2000s | 5.54 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.75 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7982 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.09 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.11 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.02 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.97 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.55 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.58 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Egypt or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 4.38 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 4.04 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Egypt and Lesotho?
- 0.34 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lesotho?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Lesotho rank globally for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 81st and Lesotho ranks 78th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.