Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Lesotho
Lesotho: Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled was 2 rank in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Lesotho, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in rank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Lesotho is 2 rank, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Lesotho peaked at 18 rank in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2 rank, in 2017.
That places Lesotho 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | rank | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 rank | — |
| 2002 | 4 rank | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 4 rank | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 rank | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 rank | +200.0% |
| 2006 | 18 rank | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 6 rank | -66.7% |
| 2008 | 5 rank | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 7 rank | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 4 rank | -42.9% |
| 2011 | 5 rank | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 3 rank | -40.0% |
| 2013 | 3 rank | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 rank | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 rank | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 rank | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 rank | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 2 rank | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 rank | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 2 rank | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 2 rank | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 rank | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 rank | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 rank | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2 rank is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 rank, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2 rank is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.5 rank, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +200.0% | 4 rank | 12 rank |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 rank | 3 rank | 18 rank | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.1 rank | 2 rank | 5 rank | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 rank | 2 rank | 2 rank | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -71.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Lesotho?
- Where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled in Lesotho was 2 rank in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 18 rank in 2006.
- What is the lowest where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 rank in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is where china ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Where China ranks among a country’s import partners, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners with 242 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Where China ranks among a country’s import partners International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners with 242 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.