Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho is 0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 1.56 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Lesotho 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 1.28 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.7% |
| 1977 | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 1978 | 0.912 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1979 | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9836 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 1.5 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.0% |
| 1983 | 1.48 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 1.42 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 1.24 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 1987 | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 1.36 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.37 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 1.3 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.25 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 1.18 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 1.11 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.896 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8914 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7664 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.755 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8954 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8669 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8809 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8356 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7992 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7467 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7626 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7922 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7556 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7456 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7802 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.752 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7641 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6974 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2803 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +45.0% | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.5 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.08 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.912 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.28 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.33 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9836 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.3 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.755 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7961 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7385 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 11 Tuvalu 0.6953 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.6868 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Eritrea 0.6672 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 0.6426 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Seychelles 0.6214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 North Macedonia 0.6111 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 goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho was 0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Lesotho rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.