Lesotho vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Lesotho
1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.3836 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho rank
7th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
9th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3836 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.6564 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 9th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.887 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3071 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5799 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1980s 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.355 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7805 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3657 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7481 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.9669 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3373 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6296 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.9733 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3495 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6238 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$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Lesotho, at 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3836 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.6564 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 9th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.