How does Lesotho rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?

Lesotho ranks 8th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.

Is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Lesotho

Name: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Lesotho
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Lesotho: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.8724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.8724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 4.7%

World rank

8th

of 170 countries

All-time high

1.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2002

All-time low

0.0334 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Lesotho is 0.8724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 1.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0334 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1960.

Lesotho ranks 8th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1960 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0334 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0396 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.3%
1962	0.0416 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1963	0.0442 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1964	0.0431 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1965	0.0464 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1966	0.0492 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1967	0.0493 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1968	0.0479 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1969	0.0448 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1970	0.0425 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1971	0.0477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
1972	0.0647 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.5%
1973	0.0573 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1974	0.0637 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
1975	0.0936 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.8%
1976	0.1467 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+56.8%
1977	0.119 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
1978	0.0959 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.4%
1979	0.1267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.1%
1980	0.1044 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
1981	0.125 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.8%
1982	0.1871 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+49.7%
1983	0.1868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1984	0.2578 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.0%
1985	0.3631 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.8%
1986	0.3365 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1987	0.301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1988	0.356 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.3%
1989	0.4055 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.9%
1990	0.3519 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
1991	0.422 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.9%
1992	0.4041 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1993	0.4333 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
1994	0.4528 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1995	0.459 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1996	0.5829 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.0%
1997	0.6048 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1998	0.8936 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+47.8%
1999	0.9043 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2000	0.9892 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
2001	1.22 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.7%
2002	1.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.5%
2003	1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.2%
2004	0.8334 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.4%
2005	0.761 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2006	0.7792 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2007	0.961 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.3%
2008	0.9891 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2009	1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
2010	0.8323 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.1%
2011	0.7413 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
2012	0.8409 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
2013	0.8137 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2014	0.7814 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2015	0.8683 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
2016	0.9827 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
2017	0.9026 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2018	0.8237 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2019	0.8699 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2020	1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.7%
2021	0.8536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
2022	0.8679 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2023	0.9573 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
2024	0.9149 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2025	0.8724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.044 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0334 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0493 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0858 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0425 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1467 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2623 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1044 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4055 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.5509 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3519 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9043 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.761 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.8457 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7413 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9827 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.9122 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

5 Djibouti 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
6 United Arab Emirates 0.9267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
7 Kiribati 0.8912 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
9 Seychelles 0.8624 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
10 Malta 0.8233 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
11 Ireland 0.8217 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Lesotho?: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Lesotho was 0.8724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 1.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0334 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.
How does Lesotho rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?: Lesotho ranks 8th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
Is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 7,393 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.