Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Lesotho

Merchandise exports in Lesotho in 2025 — 773,000,000 US$. Ranked 160 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 19,225%.

2025 773M US$ −22% vs 2024
World rank 160of 205
Period maximum 1.22B US$2018
Period minimum 4M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Lesotho, 1960–20250500M1B1.5B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4,000,000 US$1962: 5,000,000 US$1964: 6,000,000 US$1966: 6,000,000 US$1968: 5,000,000 US$1970: 6,000,000 US$1972: 8,000,000 US$1974: 14,000,000 US$1976: 17,000,000 US$1978: 32,000,000 US$1980: 58,000,000 US$1982: 37,000,000 US$1984: 29,000,000 US$1986: 26,000,000 US$1988: 64,000,000 US$1990: 62,000,000 US$1992: 109,000,000 US$1994: 143,000,000 US$1996: 187,000,000 US$1998: 194,000,000 US$2000: 220,000,000 US$2002: 358,000,000 US$2004: 708,000,000 US$2006: 718,000,000 US$2008: 884,000,000 US$2010: 878,000,000 US$2012: 972,000,000 US$2014: 826,000,000 US$2016: 881,000,000 US$2018: 1,221,000,000 US$2020: 845,000,000 US$2022: 894,000,000 US$2024: 991,000,000 US$2025: 773,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +769M (+19,225%) Average annual rate: 8.44 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Lesotho 773M US$
World 26.39T US$
Southern Africa computed 132B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.8T US$
Merchandise exports — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 773M −218M −22%
2024 991M +166M +20.12%
2023 825M −69M −7.72%
2022 894M −41M −4.39%
2021 935M +90M +10.65%
2020 845M −74M −8.05%
2019 919M −302M −24.73%
2018 1.22B +193M +18.77%
2017 1.03B +147M +16.69%
2016 881M −48M −5.17%
2015 929M +103M +12.47%
2014 826M −21M −2.48%
2013 847M −125M −12.86%
2012 972M −200M −17.06%
2011 1.17B +294M +33.49%
2010 878M +144M +19.62%
2009 734M −150M −16.97%
2008 884M +54M +6.51%
2007 830M +112M +15.6%
2006 718M +67M +10.29%
2005 651M −57M −8.05%
2004 708M +232M +48.74%
2003 476M +118M +32.96%
2002 358M +78M +27.86%
2001 280M +60M +27.27%
2000 220M +48M +27.91%
1999 172M −22M −11.34%
1998 194M −2M −1.02%
1997 196M +9M +4.81%
1996 187M +27M +16.88%
1995 160M +17M +11.89%
1994 143M +10M +7.52%
1993 133M +24M +22.02%
1992 109M +42M +62.69%
1991 67M +5M +8.06%
1990 62M −4M −6.06%
1989 66M +2M +3.13%
1988 64M +17M +36.17%
1987 47M +21M +80.77%
1986 26M +3M +13.04%
1985 23M −6M −20.69%
1984 29M −2M −6.45%
1983 31M −6M −16.22%
1982 37M −13M −26%
1981 50M −8M −13.79%
1980 58M +13M +28.89%
1979 45M +13M +40.63%
1978 32M +18M +128.57%
1977 14M −3M −17.65%
1976 17M +5M +41.67%
1975 12M −2M −14.29%
1974 14M +1M +7.69%
1973 13M +5M +62.5%
1972 8M +4M +100%
1971 4M −2M −33.33%
1970 6M −1M −14.29%
1969 7M +2M +40%
1968 5M −1M −16.67%
1967 6M +0 +0%
1966 6M −1M −14.29%
1965 7M +1M +16.67%
1964 6M +1M +20%
1963 5M +0 +0%
1962 5M +1M +25%
1961 4M +0 +0%
1960 4M

Southern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

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