Afghanistan vs Lesotho: External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP
Afghanistan
-52.4%
in 2024
Lesotho
-54.9%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
186th
Lesotho rank
187th
External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -52.4% against -54.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.5%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 186th and Lesotho ranks 187th of 191 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
- Afghanistan, at -52.4% against -54.9% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 2.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 186th and Lesotho ranks 187th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.