Imports of goods and services in Lesotho in 2025 — 2,688,114,188 US$. Ranked 125 in the world out of 138. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 20,111.4%.
1960–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.69B | +223M | +9.07% |
| 2024 | 2.46B | +377M | +18.03% |
| 2023 | 2.09B | −170M | −7.51% |
| 2022 | 2.26B | +13.41M | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.24B | +259M | +13.07% |
| 2020 | 1.98B | −270M | −11.96% |
| 2019 | 2.25B | −164M | −6.77% |
| 2018 | 2.42B | +137M | +6.01% |
| 2017 | 2.28B | +367M | +19.16% |
| 2016 | 1.91B | −135M | −6.57% |
| 2015 | 2.05B | −103M | −4.77% |
| 2014 | 2.15B | −99.88M | −4.44% |
| 2013 | 2.25B | −435M | −16.18% |
| 2012 | 2.69B | +53.24M | +2.02% |
| 2011 | 2.63B | +220M | +9.11% |
| 2010 | 2.41B | +426M | +21.45% |
| 2009 | 1.99B | +74.98M | +3.92% |
| 2008 | 1.91B | +31.31M | +1.66% |
| 2007 | 1.88B | — | — |
| 1981 | 508M | +32.97M | +6.94% |
| 1980 | 475M | +116M | +32.46% |
| 1979 | 359M | +117M | +48.51% |
| 1978 | 242M | +24.15M | +11.11% |
| 1977 | 217M | +12.65M | +6.18% |
| 1976 | 205M | +49.19M | +31.63% |
| 1975 | 156M | +39.24M | +33.75% |
| 1974 | 116M | +34.13M | +41.55% |
| 1973 | 82.14M | +26.2M | +46.84% |
| 1972 | 55.94M | +13.99M | +33.36% |
| 1971 | 41.95M | +8.35M | +24.84% |
| 1970 | 33.6M | −420,000 | −1.23% |
| 1969 | 34.02M | +140,000 | +0.41% |
| 1968 | 33.88M | +280,000 | +0.83% |
| 1967 | 33.6M | +1.54M | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 32.06M | +2.8M | +9.57% |
| 1965 | 29.26M | +3.5M | +13.59% |
| 1964 | 25.76M | +1.82M | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 23.94M | +3.92M | +19.58% |
| 1962 | 20.02M | +3.78M | +23.28% |
| 1961 | 16.24M | +2.94M | +22.11% |
| 1960 | 13.3M | — | — |
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Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.
Trade Service importsHow much a country buys in services abroad — from freight to the trips of its own citizens.
Trade Trade balanceThe difference between exports and imports of goods and services. A minus means imports are larger.
Trade Imports (% of GDP)How far the economy depends on supplies from abroad.
