Which has higher trade, Lesotho or Maldives?

Maldives, at 156.5% against 154.0% in Lesotho as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Maldives?

11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Maldives: Trade

Lesotho

154.0%

in 2025

Maldives

156.5%

in 2024

Lesotho rank

21st

Maldives rank

18th

Trade over time

Lesotho
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 156.5% against 154.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Maldives ahead.

Lesotho ranks 21st and Maldives ranks 18th of 193 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
2010s	137.3%	145.9%	8.7%	Maldives
2020s	143.2%	145.0%	1.8%	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trade, Lesotho or Maldives?: Maldives, at 156.5% against 154.0% in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in trade between Lesotho and Maldives?: 2.5%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Maldives?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Maldives rank globally for trade?: Lesotho ranks 21st and Maldives ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Trade (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 11,229 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.