Trade balance in Lesotho in 2025 — -1,413,402,357 US$. Ranked 82 in the world out of 138. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 15,196.6%.
1960–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.41B | −130M | −10.14% |
| 2024 | -1.28B | −104M | −8.84% |
| 2023 | -1.18B | −16.58M | −1.43% |
| 2022 | -1.16B | −31.3M | −2.77% |
| 2021 | -1.13B | −59.15M | −5.52% |
| 2020 | -1.07B | +77.88M | +6.77% |
| 2019 | -1.15B | −5.48M | −0.48% |
| 2018 | -1.14B | +41.56M | +3.5% |
| 2017 | -1.19B | −240M | −25.32% |
| 2016 | -946M | +90.5M | +8.73% |
| 2015 | -1.04B | +184M | +15.04% |
| 2014 | -1.22B | +126M | +9.34% |
| 2013 | -1.35B | +304M | +18.45% |
| 2012 | -1.65B | −249M | −17.73% |
| 2011 | -1.4B | +69.65M | +4.73% |
| 2010 | -1.47B | −264M | −21.86% |
| 2009 | -1.21B | −231M | −23.62% |
| 2008 | -977M | +8M | +0.81% |
| 2007 | -985M | — | — |
| 1981 | -424M | −39.85M | −10.37% |
| 1980 | -384M | −89.89M | −30.52% |
| 1979 | -295M | −99.03M | −50.65% |
| 1978 | -196M | −1.15M | −0.59% |
| 1977 | -194M | −16.1M | −9.03% |
| 1976 | -178M | −44.38M | −33.15% |
| 1975 | -134M | −38.21M | −39.94% |
| 1974 | -95.66M | −30.82M | −47.52% |
| 1973 | -64.85M | −21.92M | −51.06% |
| 1972 | -42.93M | −10.77M | −33.49% |
| 1971 | -32.16M | −6.96M | −27.61% |
| 1970 | -25.2M | −140,000 | −0.56% |
| 1969 | -25.06M | +1.4M | +5.29% |
| 1968 | -26.46M | +0 | +0% |
| 1967 | -26.46M | −560,000 | −2.16% |
| 1966 | -25.9M | −5.18M | −25% |
| 1965 | -20.72M | −2.94M | −16.54% |
| 1964 | -17.78M | −840,000 | −4.96% |
| 1963 | -16.94M | −2.94M | −21% |
| 1962 | -14M | −2.24M | −19.05% |
| 1961 | -11.76M | −2.52M | −27.27% |
| 1960 | -9.24M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.
Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.
Trade Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
Finance Current account balance in US dollarsHow much more a country receives from abroad than it pays out there. A minus means it pays more.
Trade Trade opennessExports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.
