Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Lesotho
Lesotho: Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per was 0.6346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Lesotho, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Lesotho is 0.6346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Lesotho peaked at 2.51 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.57 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
Lesotho ranks 49th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8753 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8784 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 2.47 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +181.4% |
| 1983 | 2.41 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 2.46 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 2.32 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 2.06 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 2.51 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 1988 | 2.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 1989 | 1.95 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.84 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 1.61 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.52 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.32 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 1.27 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.21 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 1.14 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9648 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9915 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9513 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8465 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7463 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6587 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5999 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.57 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.596 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6967 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6892 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6706 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.667 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.6346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.6346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2872 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.6346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2574 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +181.4% | 0.8784 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.47 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8753 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.99 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.51 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.84 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.14 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.57 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6761 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 46 Kiribati 0.6536 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 47 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.643 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 48 Austria 0.6401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 50 Lebanon 0.6289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 51 Qatar 0.6232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 North Macedonia 0.6122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -5.77 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 54.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4215 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.19 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Lesotho?
- Exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Lesotho was 0.6346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
- What is the lowest exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.57 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
- Lesotho ranks 49th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.