Europe & Central Asia vs Lesotho: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Europe & Central Asia
0.4101 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho
1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia rank
8th
Lesotho rank
7th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Lesotho
0.250.50.7511.21.5196019922025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4101 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.6299 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.5 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 7th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.887 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6553 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1980s 0.2717 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8638 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 0.3522 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7616 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.385 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9669 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5819 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.4212 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9852 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.564 current 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 (current us$), per unit of gdp, Europe & Central Asia or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4101 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho?
0.6299 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho?
31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Lesotho rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 7th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,441 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.