ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 0.5001 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.5001 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for ict service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 161.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5001 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 10.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 9.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 14.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 2004 | 18.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 61.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +234.1% |
| 2006 | 155.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +153.3% |
| 2007 | 126.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 161.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2009 | 55.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -65.8% |
| 2010 | 25.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -53.3% |
| 2011 | 45.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +76.5% |
| 2012 | 77.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +70.0% |
| 2013 | 105.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 2014 | 70.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2015 | 56.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 96.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +69.6% |
| 2017 | 60.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -36.9% |
| 2018 | 2.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -95.4% |
| 2019 | 13.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +400.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7364 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -94.7% |
| 2021 | 118.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +16034.6% |
| 2022 | 0.566 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -99.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5001 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.5001 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 434.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.5001 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 192.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +16034.6% | 0.7364 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 118.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 161.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 105.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.5001 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 118.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 183 Sierra Leone 2.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 184 Papua New Guinea 1.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 185 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.7437 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 187 Sudan 0.4886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0491 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Ict service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.5001 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ict service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 161.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest ict service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5001 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for ict service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ict service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- ICT service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.