Import volume index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Import volume index was 71.7 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Import volume index in Lesotho, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 71.7 2015 = 100 for import volume index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import volume index in Lesotho peaked at 111.3 2015 = 100 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 64.2 2015 = 100, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 181st of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.98 2015 = 100 | 67.8 2015 = 100 | 94.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.5 2015 = 100 | 82.5 2015 = 100 | 111.3 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.96 2015 = 100 | 64.2 2015 = 100 | 75.6 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 178 Turks and Caicos Islands 76.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 179 Algeria 74.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 180 Nigeria 72.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 182 Haiti 71.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 183 Luxembourg 68.5 2015 = 100 compare
- 184 New Caledonia 68.1 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Lesotho
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 13.93 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 11.3% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import volume index in Lesotho?
- Import volume index in Lesotho was 71.7 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import volume index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 111.3 2015 = 100 in 2012.
- What is the lowest import volume index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2 2015 = 100 in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for import volume index?
- Lesotho ranks 181st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import volume index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import volume index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the import value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year's trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights.