Lesotho vs Low income: Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Lesotho
0.8724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low income
0.3204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
8th
Low income rank
11th

Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Lesotho
  • Low income
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.8724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.552 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.7 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 8th and Low income ranks 11th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Low income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.573 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7311 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1581 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Low income
2000s 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8807 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.8457 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3617 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.484 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.9122 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5759 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Low income?
Lesotho, at 0.8724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Low income?
0.552 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Low income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Low income rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 8th and Low income ranks 11th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 9,084 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 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.