Lesotho Trade to GDP Ratio 1960-2023

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.
  • Lesotho trade to gdp ratio for 2021 was 139.07%, a 4.62% increase from 2020.
  • Lesotho trade to gdp ratio for 2020 was 134.45%, a 2.02% decline from 2019.
  • Lesotho trade to gdp ratio for 2019 was 136.47%, a 6.16% decline from 2018.
  • Lesotho trade to gdp ratio for 2018 was 142.63%, a 1.66% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Trade (% of GDP)
Vietnam 186.47%
Lesotho 139.07%
Cambodia 132.21%
Mongolia 119.10%
Nicaragua 106.68%
Kyrgyz Republic 105.71%
Georgia 102.82%
Mauritania 100.39%
Honduras 100.38%
Timor-Leste 100.17%
Kiribati 98.68%
Kosovo 98.64%
Republic of Congo 95.61%
Tunisia 94.35%
Micronesia 93.51%
Eswatini 90.87%
Moldova 88.47%
Zambia 85.99%
Bhutan 84.56%
Ukraine 82.70%
El Salvador 80.77%
Cabo Verde 76.97%
Morocco 74.95%
West Bank and Gaza 73.08%
Myanmar 65.84%
Solomon Islands 65.40%
Uzbekistan 63.85%
Philippines 63.48%
Angola 62.06%
Vanuatu 60.47%
Bolivia 59.02%
Ghana 58.43%
India 45.67%
Sri Lanka 41.26%
Indonesia 40.20%
Cameroon 37.07%
Kenya 30.69%
Egypt 29.86%
Bangladesh 27.72%
Pakistan 27.05%
Nigeria 22.58%
Sudan 4.13%
Lesotho Trade to GDP Ratio - Historical Data
Year Trade (% of GDP) Annual Change
2021 139.07% 4.62%
2020 134.45% -2.02%
2019 136.47% -6.16%
2018 142.63% -1.66%
2017 144.29% 5.94%
2016 138.35% 10.16%
2015 128.19% 2.31%
2014 125.88% -6.57%
2013 132.44% -17.45%
2012 149.89% 0.88%
2011 149.01% -0.10%
2010 149.12% -10.83%
2009 159.94% -0.27%
2008 160.21% -3.41%
2007 163.62% 27.32%
1981 136.30% 5.21%
1980 131.09% -14.63%
1979 145.72% 37.87%
1978 107.85% -16.48%
1977 124.33% -32.21%
1976 156.54% 38.10%
1975 118.44% 27.71%
1974 90.73% 8.69%
1973 82.05% -3.16%
1972 85.21% 17.57%
1971 67.64% 6.54%
1970 61.10% -4.05%
1969 65.15% -2.06%
1968 67.21% -1.53%
1967 68.75% 1.34%
1966 67.41% -1.47%
1965 68.88% 3.92%
1964 64.96% -0.81%
1963 65.77% 3.57%
1962 62.21% 4.17%
1961 58.04% 7.84%
1960 50.20% 7.84%