Exports of goods and services in Lesotho
Lesotho: Exports of goods and services was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Exports of goods and services in Lesotho, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, exports of goods and services in Lesotho stood at 1.5%.
That represents a change of down 94.3% on the previous year and down 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Lesotho peaked at 108.6% in 1988 and was at its lowest, -27.9%, in 1966.
Lesotho ranks 120th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exports of goods and services in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.3% | — |
| 1962 | 34.4% | +232.4% |
| 1963 | 16.3% | -52.6% |
| 1964 | 14.0% | -14.0% |
| 1965 | 7.0% | -49.9% |
| 1966 | -27.9% | -497.2% |
| 1967 | 15.9% | -157.1% |
| 1968 | 3.9% | -75.4% |
| 1969 | 20.8% | +429.4% |
| 1970 | -6.3% | -130.1% |
| 1971 | 16.7% | -366.6% |
| 1972 | 42.9% | +157.1% |
| 1973 | 20.0% | -53.3% |
| 1974 | 16.7% | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 14.3% | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 43.7% | +206.2% |
| 1977 | -13.0% | -129.8% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | -866.7% |
| 1979 | 35.0% | -65.0% |
| 1980 | 30.7% | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 4.1% | -86.6% |
| 1982 | -6.1% | -248.1% |
| 1983 | -4.7% | -22.1% |
| 1984 | 18.2% | -483.9% |
| 1985 | 16.9% | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 14.5% | -14.4% |
| 1987 | -5.8% | -140.4% |
| 1988 | 108.6% | -1957.3% |
| 1989 | 25.2% | -76.8% |
| 1990 | -1.1% | -104.4% |
| 1991 | 24.3% | -2301.3% |
| 1992 | 32.3% | +32.6% |
| 1993 | 33.9% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | -47.3% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | -63.0% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | +655.0% |
| 1997 | 9.4% | -81.2% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | +189.5% |
| 1999 | -4.8% | -117.6% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | -814.3% |
| 2001 | 75.6% | +120.6% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | -47.3% |
| 2003 | -3.9% | -109.7% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -152.9% |
| 2005 | -5.4% | -362.4% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | -507.0% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -39.6% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -38.0% |
| 2009 | -7.4% | -190.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -106.6% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +2309.0% |
| 2012 | -2.2% | -118.8% |
| 2013 | -8.3% | +271.5% |
| 2014 | -10.0% | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -284.3% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -33.6% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -83.7% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +163.5% |
| 2019 | -15.2% | -388.7% |
| 2020 | -15.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -152.4% |
| 2022 | -5.5% | -168.9% |
| 2023 | -15.6% | +181.2% |
| 2024 | 26.4% | -269.6% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -94.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.5% | -27.9% | 34.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.0% | -13.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | -6.1% | 108.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | -4.8% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | -7.4% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | -15.2% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -15.6% | 26.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 17.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 18,849 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7715 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 840.09 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,450 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Lesotho?
- Exports of goods and services in Lesotho was 1.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 108.6% in 1988.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.9% in 1966.
- How does Lesotho rank for exports of goods and services?
- Lesotho ranks 120th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Exports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.