International Monetary Fund · Economy
Lesotho: Trade Balance (% of GDP) (IMF)
-29.53percent · 2027+10.9% since 2017
Trade Balance (% of GDP) Annual figures for Lesotho from 2004 to 2027.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | -29.527 | projection |
| 2026 | -30.085 | |
| 2025 | -27.988 | |
| 2024 | -30.201 | |
| 2023 | -32.532 | |
| 2022 | -34.005 | |
| 2021 | -30.685 | |
| 2020 | -35.995 | |
| 2019 | -29.131 | |
| 2018 | -28.358 | |
| 2017 | -33.145 | |
| 2016 | -32.942 | |
| 2015 | -34.467 | |
| 2014 | -38.533 | |
| 2013 | -41.563 | |
| 2012 | -48.595 | |
| 2011 | -42.487 | |
| 2010 | -46.224 | |
| 2009 | -50.418 | |
| 2008 | -38.58 | |
| 2007 | -40.926 | |
| 2006 | -34.472 | |
| 2005 | -39.114 | |
| 2004 | -36.886 |
Source
Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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International Monetary Fund (2026). Trade Balance (% of GDP) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-trade-balance-of-gdp (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
Trade Balance (% of GDP) (IMF) in other countries
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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