Lesotho - Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Lesotho was 143.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 160.86 in 1982, while its lowest value was 55.28 in 1970.

Definition: Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 60.73
1961 67.23
1962 59.72
1963 57.40
1964 57.76
1965 58.31
1966 67.02
1967 65.81
1968 61.84
1969 60.64
1970 55.28
1971 56.22
1972 79.09
1973 83.35
1974 88.83
1975 117.68
1976 155.09
1977 128.29
1978 117.42
1979 128.56
1980 120.96
1981 130.36
1982 160.86
1983 133.44
1984 141.07
1985 136.25
1986 119.17
1987 128.11
1988 138.40
1989 137.87
1990 123.07
1991 124.94
1992 121.29
1993 120.03
1994 116.37
1995 126.46
1996 138.78
1997 133.87
1998 122.25
1999 113.72
2000 115.97
2001 123.89
2002 151.20
2003 137.93
2004 142.14
2005 122.51
2006 123.22
2007 152.67
2008 151.91
2009 148.43
2010 142.21
2011 142.36
2012 144.25
2013 127.67
2014 124.25
2015 124.00
2016 129.69
2017 134.12
2018 135.47
2019 130.12
2020 143.93

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Total merchandise trade