Lesotho vs South Africa: Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio
Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 77.44 against 77.42 in South Africa, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 77th of 180 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.94 | 64.03 | 0.0948 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 83.97 | 85.51 | 1.54 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 86.86 | 83.19 | 3.67 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio, Lesotho or South Africa?
- Lesotho, at 77.44 against 77.42 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio between Lesotho and South Africa?
- 0.02, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio?
- Lesotho ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 77th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio of Imports to Total Commodity Imports (Historical, Fixed Weights, Index). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
CTOT is a comprehensive database of country-specific commodity price indices for 182 economies covering the period from 1962 onwards. For each country, the change in the international price of up to 45 individual commodities is weighted using commodity-level trade data. The database includes a commodity terms-of-trade index—which proxies the windfall gains and losses of income associated with changes in world prices—as well as additional country-specific series, including commodity export and import price indices. It includes indices that are constructed using, alternatively, fixed weights (based on average trade flows over several decades) and time-varying weights (which can account for time variation in the mix of commodities traded and the overall importance of commodities in economic activity)