Service exports — all countries

Service exports — Lesotho

Service exports in Lesotho in 2025 — 15,959,218 US$. Ranked 96 in the world out of 97. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 32.6%.

2025 15.96M US$ +2.51% vs 2024
World rank 96of 97
Period maximum 59.16M US$2016
Period minimum 9.14M US$1985

Trend over time

1975–2025 · US$

Service exports — Lesotho, 1975–2025020M40M60M197519801985199019952000200520102015202020251975: 12,035,033 US$1976: 11,960,000 US$1977: 14,145,000 US$1978: 16,790,000 US$1979: 18,645,580 US$1980: 32,227,674 US$1981: 34,298,909 US$1982: 13,746,733 US$1983: 14,483,994 US$1984: 12,832,813 US$1985: 9,137,029 US$1986: 9,769,174 US$1987: 14,045,858 US$1988: 18,242,463 US$1989: 18,526,362 US$1990: 24,341,245 US$1991: 24,171,789 US$1992: 24,962,775 US$1993: 24,641,282 US$1994: 24,865,224 US$1995: 24,139,960 US$1996: 22,154,679 US$1997: 20,471,854 US$1998: 18,459,258 US$1999: 22,934,831 US$2000: 23,758,810 US$2001: 20,604,741 US$2002: 17,761,906 US$2003: 26,762,320 US$2004: 34,877,413 US$2005: 36,050,415 US$2006: 39,020,577 US$2007: 42,646,462 US$2008: 48,340,141 US$2009: 41,535,809 US$2010: 46,127,080 US$2011: 45,959,543 US$2012: 41,376,202 US$2013: 32,842,607 US$2014: 29,877,048 US$2015: 45,680,689 US$2016: 59,156,079 US$2017: 33,365,411 US$2018: 32,393,998 US$2019: 29,193,989 US$2020: 13,325,933 US$2021: 21,619,380 US$2022: 17,686,771 US$2023: 17,189,029 US$2024: 15,567,753 US$2025: 15,959,218 US$
Change over the period: +3.92M (+32.61%) Average annual rate: 0.57 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Lesotho 15.96M US$
World 9.58T US$
Service exports — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 15.96M +391,464 +2.51%
2024 15.57M −1.62M −9.43%
2023 17.19M −497,742 −2.81%
2022 17.69M −3.93M −18.19%
2021 21.62M +8.29M +62.24%
2020 13.33M −15.87M −54.35%
2019 29.19M −3.2M −9.88%
2018 32.39M −971,414 −2.91%
2017 33.37M −25.79M −43.6%
2016 59.16M +13.48M +29.5%
2015 45.68M +15.8M +52.9%
2014 29.88M −2.97M −9.03%
2013 32.84M −8.53M −20.62%
2012 41.38M −4.58M −9.97%
2011 45.96M −167,536 −0.36%
2010 46.13M +4.59M +11.05%
2009 41.54M −6.8M −14.08%
2008 48.34M +5.69M +13.35%
2007 42.65M +3.63M +9.29%
2006 39.02M +2.97M +8.24%
2005 36.05M +1.17M +3.36%
2004 34.88M +8.12M +30.32%
2003 26.76M +9M +50.67%
2002 17.76M −2.84M −13.8%
2001 20.6M −3.15M −13.28%
2000 23.76M +823,979 +3.59%
1999 22.93M +4.48M +24.25%
1998 18.46M −2.01M −9.83%
1997 20.47M −1.68M −7.6%
1996 22.15M −1.99M −8.22%
1995 24.14M −725,265 −2.92%
1994 24.87M +223,942 +0.91%
1993 24.64M −321,493 −1.29%
1992 24.96M +790,987 +3.27%
1991 24.17M −169,456 −0.7%
1990 24.34M +5.81M +31.39%
1989 18.53M +283,900 +1.56%
1988 18.24M +4.2M +29.88%
1987 14.05M +4.28M +43.78%
1986 9.77M +632,145 +6.92%
1985 9.14M −3.7M −28.8%
1984 12.83M −1.65M −11.4%
1983 14.48M +737,261 +5.36%
1982 13.75M −20.55M −59.92%
1981 34.3M +2.07M +6.43%
1980 32.23M +13.58M +72.84%
1979 18.65M +1.86M +11.05%
1978 16.79M +2.64M +18.7%
1977 14.14M +2.18M +18.27%
1976 11.96M −75,033 −0.62%
1975 12.04M

Southern Africa, 2025

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

ZA South Africa 18.05B LS Lesotho 15.96M

About the indicator

Exports of services: travel and tourism, transport, communications, insurance, financial and business services, royalties, computer and information services. For dozens of countries this flow is larger than merchandise exports, and not only for the obvious tourist destinations: India, Ireland and the Philippines ended up near the top of the list on software and business services. Services, unlike goods, do not pass through customs, so they are estimated from banking and survey statistics and are measured less precisely.

Important: It serves as the denominator for the share of ICT services in service exports. It excludes investment income and compensation of employees — those are counted separately, in the primary income account.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.