Laos vs Lesotho: Trade in services (% of GDP)
Laos
19.0%
in 2025
Lesotho
19.0%
in 2025
Laos rank
109th
Lesotho rank
111th
Trade in services (% of GDP) over time
- Laos
- Lesotho
How they compare
Laos currently reports 19.0% against 19.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Lesotho ahead.
Laos ranks 109th and Lesotho ranks 111th of 200 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.0% | 88.5% | 83.4% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 50.5% | 34.2% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 27.2% | 17.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 19.1% | 6.6% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 19.1% | 7.8% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Laos or Lesotho?
- Laos, at 19.0% against 19.0% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Laos and Lesotho?
- 0.0%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Lesotho?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Lesotho rank globally for trade in services?
- Laos ranks 109th and Lesotho ranks 111th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.