Eswatini vs Lesotho: Wholesale and retail trade, value added

Eswatini
2.24 billion current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
1.41 billion current LCU
in 2011
Eswatini rank
43rd
Lesotho rank
44th

Wholesale and retail trade, value added over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 2.24 billion current LCU against 1.41 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 831.62 million current LCU.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.6 times Lesotho's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 43rd and Lesotho ranks 44th of 46 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 4.30 million current LCU 1.80 million current LCU 2.50 million current LCU Eswatini
1980s 85.78 million current LCU 54.06 million current LCU 31.72 million current LCU Eswatini
1990s 545.18 million current LCU 305.57 million current LCU 239.61 million current LCU Eswatini
2000s 1.54 billion current LCU 738.88 million current LCU 800.38 million current LCU Eswatini
2010s 2.20 billion current LCU 1.35 billion current LCU 857.73 million current LCU Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wholesale and retail trade, value added, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Eswatini, at 2.24 billion current LCU against 1.41 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2011.
What is the difference in wholesale and retail trade, value added between Eswatini and Lesotho?
831.62 million current LCU, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
33 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for wholesale and retail trade, value added?
Eswatini ranks 43rd and Lesotho ranks 44th of 46 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 1,200 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Value added in trade is defined as the value of output of the trade industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Trade is a subset of services, comprising wholesale and retail trade, and hotel and restaurants (ISIC 50-55). Data are in current local currency.