Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Lesotho
Lesotho: Import quality, Mean, US dollar was 0.7614 in 2014. βΌ Falling
Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Lesotho, 2001β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import quality, mean, us dollar in Lesotho is 0.7614, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import quality, mean, us dollar in Lesotho peaked at 1.03 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6745, in 2012.
Lesotho ranks 152nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9972 | 0.8837 | 1.03 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7744 | 0.6745 | 1 | 5 |
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- Trade balance in low carbon technology products, US dollar -26.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import quality, mean, us dollar in Lesotho?
- Import quality, mean, us dollar in Lesotho was 0.7614 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import quality, mean, us dollar recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 2008.
- What is the lowest import quality, mean, us dollar recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6745 in 2012.
- How does Lesotho rank for import quality, mean, us dollar?
- Lesotho ranks 152nd out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import quality, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import quality, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.