International tourism, expenditures in Lesotho
Lesotho: International tourism, expenditures was 277.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Lesotho, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 277.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
The figure is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Lesotho peaked at 347.00 million current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.00 million current US$, in 1996.
Lesotho ranks 113th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.60 million current US$ | 16.00 million current US$ | 17.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 235.00 million current US$ | 164.00 million current US$ | 278.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 263.80 million current US$ | 177.00 million current US$ | 347.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 277.00 million current US$ | 277.00 million current US$ | 277.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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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 international tourism, expenditures in Lesotho?
- International tourism, expenditures in Lesotho was 277.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 347.00 million current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.00 million current US$ in 1996.
- How does Lesotho rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Lesotho ranks 113th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.