Eswatini vs Lesotho: Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Eswatini
9.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho
9.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Eswatini rank
99th
Lesotho rank
96th
Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 9.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 9.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Eswatini, a difference of 0.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 99th and Lesotho ranks 96th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2381 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.226 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0121 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 0.2244 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2756 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0512 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.6698 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3342 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6777 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2784 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 5.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3435 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 8.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 8.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0704 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 9.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 9.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 0.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 99th and Lesotho ranks 96th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services, value added (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.