Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Lesotho
Lesotho: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar was 0.752 in 2014. β² Rising
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Lesotho, 2001β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import unit values, mean, us dollar in Lesotho is 0.752, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of up 37.6% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Lesotho peaked at 1.23 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.381, in 2002.
Lesotho ranks 146th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8838 | 0.381 | 1.23 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7464 | 0.5464 | 0.9444 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 143 Uganda 0.767 compare
- 144 Sudan 0.7603 compare
- 145 Cape Verde 0.7546 compare
- 147 Republic of Moldova 0.7507 compare
- 148 Dominican Republic 0.7504 compare
- 149 Togo 0.7483 compare
More trade data for Lesotho
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 121.31 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 103.15 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.45 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 73.42 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 96.41 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 77.44 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.5 (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar 7.83 million (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar 34.57 million (2024)
- Trade balance in low carbon technology products, US dollar -26.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in Lesotho?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in Lesotho was 0.752 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 in 2008.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.381 in 2002.
- How does Lesotho rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- Lesotho ranks 146th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import unit values, 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.