How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Seychelles?

28 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2027.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Imports of goods and services, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Seychelles: Imports of goods and services, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments)

Lesotho

78.12

in 2027

Seychelles

109.99

in 2027

Lesotho rank

2nd

Seychelles rank

1st

Imports of goods and services, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments) over time

Lesotho
Seychelles

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 109.99 against 78.12 in Lesotho, a difference of 31.87.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.4 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 2nd and Seychelles ranks 1st of 45 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Seychelles	Difference	Ahead
2000s	110.37	94.58	15.79	Lesotho
2010s	96.54	111.19	14.65	Seychelles
2020s	87.01	110.83	23.82	Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services, percent of gdp (balance of payments), Lesotho or Seychelles?: Seychelles, at 109.99 against 78.12 in Lesotho as of 2027.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services, percent of gdp (balance of payments) between Lesotho and Seychelles?: 31.87, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Seychelles?: 28 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2027.
How do Lesotho and Seychelles rank globally for imports of goods and services, percent of gdp (balance of payments)?: Lesotho ranks 2nd and Seychelles ranks 1st of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Imports of goods and services, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Imports of goods and services, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6))
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 64 places, 1,763 data points, 2000–2027
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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