Lesotho - Trade in services (% of GDP)

Trade in services (% of GDP) in Lesotho was 21.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 99.20 in 1987, while its lowest value was 14.71 in 2014.

Definition: Trade in services is the sum of service exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1975 20.80
1976 22.28
1977 20.17
1978 17.52
1979 18.58
1980 19.13
1981 20.60
1982 97.77
1983 95.79
1984 97.36
1985 91.61
1986 84.10
1987 99.20
1988 81.04
1989 77.51
1990 73.45
1991 63.18
1992 58.04
1993 55.78
1994 55.84
1995 49.55
1996 44.86
1997 42.16
1998 34.76
1999 30.33
2000 30.77
2001 29.82
2002 31.45
2003 30.76
2004 27.02
2005 23.86
2006 23.14
2007 24.87
2008 25.60
2009 27.11
2010 22.06
2011 20.69
2012 19.90
2013 16.96
2014 14.71
2015 15.43
2016 21.16
2017 21.11
2018 20.90
2019 20.61
2020 21.43

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments