Lesotho vs Low income: Personal remittances, received
Personal remittances, received over time
- Lesotho
- Low income
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 20.7% against 3.8% in Low income, a difference of 16.9%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 5.4 times Low income's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 14th and Low income ranks 13th of 196 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 182.7% | 1.8% | 180.8% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 112.0% | 2.9% | 109.2% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 2.9% | 38.5% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 2.8% | 18.7% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 2.9% | 18.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received, Lesotho or Low income?
- Lesotho, at 20.7% against 3.8% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received between Lesotho and Low income?
- 16.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Low income?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Low income rank globally for personal remittances, received?
- Lesotho ranks 14th and Low income ranks 13th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.