Africa Eastern and Southern vs Lesotho: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.2348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho
0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
16th
Lesotho rank
14th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Lesotho
00.511.5197520002025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.4216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.8 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 16th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 47 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1593 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.872 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1980s 0.1631 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.33 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.16 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1990s 0.177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.15 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9706 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 0.2175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.2378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7961 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5583 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.2275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7549 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Lesotho?
0.4216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Lesotho?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Lesotho rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 16th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,704 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.