Least developed countries vs Lesotho: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Least developed countries
0.2344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho
0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Least developed countries rank
17th
Lesotho rank
14th

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

  • Least developed countries
  • Lesotho
00.511.5197520002025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.8 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 47 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.38 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.25 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1990s 0.1641 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.15 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 0.2038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6618 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.2353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7961 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5609 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.2335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7549 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5214 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$), per unit of gdp, Least developed countries or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries as of 2025.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Least developed countries and Lesotho?
0.422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Lesotho?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries and Lesotho rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Least developed countries ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Least developed countries vs Lesotho: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/goods-imports-bop-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/least-developed-countries-un-classification/lesotho/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/goods-imports-bop-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/least-developed-countries-un-classification/lesotho/">Least developed countries vs Lesotho: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.