Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — Lesotho

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) in Lesotho in 2024 — 5.15%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 130. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 5.01 pp.

2024 5.15% −1.41 pp vs 2023
World rank 16of 130
Period maximum 6.56%2023
Period minimum 0.14%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of merchandise exports

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — Lesotho, 2000–2024024682000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.14%2001: 2.91%2002: 5.07%2003: 0.38%2004: 0.74%2007: 3.45%2008: 3.39%2009: 3.6%2010: 5.54%2011: 3.61%2012: 6.04%2013: 2.16%2014: 3.11%2015: 6.54%2016: 5.65%2017: 5.96%2018: 2.24%2019: 4.59%2020: 5.63%2021: 5.67%2022: 5.85%2023: 6.56%2024: 5.15%
Change over the period: +5.01 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 5.15%
World 1.19%
Southern Africa computed 2.1%
Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 5.15 −1.41 pp
2023 6.56 +0.71 pp
2022 5.85 +0.18 pp
2021 5.67 +0.03 pp
2020 5.63 +1.04 pp
2019 4.59 +2.36 pp
2018 2.24 −3.73 pp
2017 5.96 +0.31 pp
2016 5.65 −0.89 pp
2015 6.54 +3.43 pp
2014 3.11 +0.95 pp
2013 2.16 −3.88 pp
2012 6.04 +2.43 pp
2011 3.61 −1.94 pp
2010 5.54 +1.94 pp
2009 3.6 +0.2 pp
2008 3.39 −0.06 pp
2007 3.45
2004 0.74 +0.35 pp
2003 0.38 −4.69 pp
2002 5.07 +2.16 pp
2001 2.91 +2.77 pp
2000 0.14

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of agricultural raw materials in merchandise exports: cotton, natural rubber, rough timber, hides, wool, silk. The category is kept apart from food because this is an input to industry rather than to consumption: a country that ships out cotton and brings in fabric depends on foreign processing just as an ore supplier does. This series shows the countries where a timber or textile industry never took shape.

Important: Non-food raw materials: food and beverages do not enter. Timber is counted rough — sawn wood and furniture belong to manufactured exports.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.