Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Lesotho
3.54 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zimbabwe
4.1 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lesotho rank
132nd
Zimbabwe rank
131st
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 4.1 % change on previous year against 3.54 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 0.56 % change on previous year.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 132nd and Zimbabwe ranks 131st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4 % change on previous year | 14.28 % change on previous year | 8.11 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 14.23 % change on previous year | 5.97 % change on previous year | 8.26 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 6.6 % change on previous year | 8.07 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.4 % change on previous year | 7.68 % change on previous year | 6.27 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -1.11 % change on previous year | 15.27 % change on previous year | 16.39 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Lesotho or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 4.1 % change on previous year against 3.54 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 0.56 % change on previous year, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 132nd and Zimbabwe ranks 131st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.