Lesotho - External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Lesotho was -58.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was -26.72 in 1960, while its lowest value was -120.72 in 1976.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 -26.72
1961 -32.94
1962 -33.44
1963 -36.01
1964 -34.23
1965 -37.76
1966 -45.68
1967 -44.65
1968 -43.06
1969 -37.99
1970 -36.66
1971 -42.05
1972 -53.05
1973 -53.51
1974 -63.41
1975 -89.51
1976 -120.72
1977 -100.54
1978 -73.34
1979 -101.51
1980 -89.08
1981 -97.72
2007 -58.56
2008 -55.29
2009 -69.37
2010 -66.84
2011 -55.13
2012 -66.62
2013 -58.04
2014 -51.07
2015 -45.22
2016 -50.17
2017 -52.88
2018 -46.29
2019 -48.50
2020 -58.24

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts