Lesotho vs Malta: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Lesotho
1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malta
0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
7th
Malta rank
9th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Malta
0.50.7511.21.5196019922025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malta, a difference of 0.041 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

Lesotho ranks 7th and Malta ranks 9th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 0.887 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8132 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1980s 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8349 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3006 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9026 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2112 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.9669 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9641 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.9852 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0657 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Malta?
Lesotho, at 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Malta?
0.041 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malta?
31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Malta rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 7th and Malta ranks 9th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.