Lesotho's merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) was 0.3% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.46 percentage points from 0.76% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0.3% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 0.03% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 0.76% | 2013 |
| Highest | 1.62% | 2012 |
| Lowest | 0.000307% | 2007 |
| Average since 2015 | 0.11% | 2015–2023 |
| First recorded | 0.000824% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Lesotho's merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) fell 0.08 percentage points on 2022 (from 0.38% to 0.3%).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.07 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.74 percentage points in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.86 percentage points in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.04 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 62% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Lesotho had the 164th highest value of the 194 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 0.3% | 2023 |
| World | 4.46% | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.14% | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 11.23% | 2023 |
Closest to Lesotho in the 2023 ranking
- Nepal — 160th of 194: 0.39%
- Dominican Republic — 161st of 194: 0.34%
- Mexico — 162nd of 194: 0.34%
- Haiti — 164th of 194: 0.29%
- Timor-Leste — 165th of 194: 0.29%
- Antigua and Barbuda — 166th of 194: 0.28%
What this measures
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 20 values
| Year | Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.3049 |
| 2022 | 0.3824 |
| 2021 | 0.1924 |
| 2020 | 0.0163 |
| 2019 | 0.0173 |
| 2018 | 0.0278 |
| 2017 | 0.0172 |
| 2016 | 0.0611 |
| 2015 | 0.0129 |
| 2014 | no data |
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) in nearby economies
- Angola — 3.1% (2023)
- Benin — 7.86% (2023)
- Botswana — 30.43% (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 8.68% (2023)
- Burundi — 26.41% (2023)
- Cabo Verde — 4.12% (2023)
- Cameroon — 0.81% (2023)
- Central African Republic
More private sector & trade data for Lesotho
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 102.89% (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$1.88 billion (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$773 million (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) — 2.34% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) — 8.72% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$) — US$460.39 million (2025)
- Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 11.28% (2025)
- Travel services (% of commercial service imports) — 77.67% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Lesotho's merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)?
- 0.3% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 0.3 percentage points from 0.000824% in 2000. The highest value was 1.62% in 2012 and the lowest 0.000307% in 2007.
- How does Lesotho rank?
- 164th highest of 194 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) unusual for Lesotho?
- In 2023, Lesotho's merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) fell 0.08 percentage points on 2022 (from 0.38% to 0.3%). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.07 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TX.VAL.MRCH.AL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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