Number of product (imports) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of product (imports) was 231 imports in 2011. ▬ Flat
Number of product in Lesotho, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/). Measured in imports.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 231 imports for number of product in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of product in Lesotho peaked at 258 imports in 2004 and was at its lowest, 169 imports, in 2007.
Lesotho ranks 31st of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of product (imports) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 217 imports | — |
| 1996 | 217 imports | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 217 imports | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 214 imports | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 211 imports | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 254 imports | +20.4% |
| 2001 | 253 imports | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 252 imports | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 257 imports | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 258 imports | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 185 imports | -28.3% |
| 2006 | 200 imports | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 169 imports | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 255 imports | +50.9% |
| 2009 | 257 imports | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 232 imports | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 231 imports | -0.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 231 imports is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 246 imports, 94% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 231 imports is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 235 imports, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of product (imports) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +50.9% | 169 imports | 255 imports |
| 2005 | -28.3% | 258 imports | 185 imports |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 215.2 imports | 211 imports | 217 imports | 5 |
| 2000s | 234 imports | 169 imports | 258 imports | 10 |
| 2010s | 231.5 imports | 231 imports | 232 imports | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More trade data for Lesotho
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- 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)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 14.79 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 7.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of product in Lesotho?
- Number of product in Lesotho was 231 imports in 2011, according to UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
- What is the highest number of product recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 258 imports in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of product recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 169 imports in 2007.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of product?
- Lesotho ranks 31st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is number of product rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/), published as part of Number of product (imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of products (at SITC, Revision 3, 3-digit group level) imported by country or country grouping; this figure includes only those products that are greater than 100,000 dollars or more than 0.3 per cent of the country’s or country group’s total imports. The maximum number of products is 261.