Exports of goods and services fell 7.68% to LSL 15.0 bil in Lesotho in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, exports of goods and services in Lesotho reached an all time high of LSL 17.0 bil in 2018 and an all time low of LSL 0.003 bil in 1960. When compared to Lesotho's main peers, exports of goods and services in Botswana amounted to BWP 53.6 bil, ZAR 1,534 bil in South Africa, SZL 29.5 bil in Swaziland and ZWD 430 bil in Zimbabwe in 2020.
Lesotho has been ranked 142nd within the group of 161 countries we follow in terms of exports of goods and services, 14 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Exports of Goods and Services (Local Currency) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Botswana | BWP bil | 72.8 | 89.8 | 71.5 | 76.8 | 66.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | LSL bil | 12.5 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 16.5 | 15.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | MZN bil | 198 | 252 | 324 | 402 | 311 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | NAD bil | 51.6 | 55.2 | 57.7 | 65.0 | 66.0 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | ZAR bil | 1,225 | 1,340 | 1,388 | 1,474 | 1,532 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | SZL bil | 22.3 | 24.7 | 25.5 | 25.0 | 29.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | ZMW bil | 68.1 | 76.3 | 86.2 | 104 | 104 | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | ZWD bil | 3.82 | 4.10 | 4.33 | 18.2 | 57.6 |