Travel services in Lesotho
Lesotho: Travel services was 76.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Lesotho, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 76.5% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Lesotho peaked at 92.9% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1981.
Lesotho ranks 1st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 26.2% | — |
| 1976 | 23.1% | -12.1% |
| 1977 | 20.8% | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 19.6% | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 18.5% | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 15.8% | -14.6% |
| 1981 | 13.4% | -15.1% |
| 1982 | 92.7% | +589.9% |
| 1983 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 92.4% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 92.3% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 90.3% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 92.1% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 89.9% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 86.3% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 89.1% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 86.1% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 87.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 81.6% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 83.1% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 72.0% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 68.6% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 71.2% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 68.4% | +36.6% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 71.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 73.9% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 76.5% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.7% | 18.5% | 26.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 76.2% | 13.4% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.8% | 81.6% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 55.3% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 50.1% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.5% | 71.1% | 76.5% | 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 travel services in Lesotho?
- Travel services in Lesotho was 76.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 1983.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1981.
- How does Lesotho rank for travel services?
- Lesotho ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.