Lesotho - Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Lesotho was -1.49 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54.78 in 1976 and a minimum value of -7.55 in 2013.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

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

See also:

Year Value
1961 22.11
1962 23.28
1963 19.58
1964 7.60
1965 13.59
1966 9.57
1967 4.80
1968 0.83
1969 0.41
1970 -1.23
1971 25.00
1972 43.33
1973 32.56
1974 38.60
1975 45.57
1976 54.78
1977 6.18
1978 11.11
1979 43.81
1980 22.52
1981 20.49
1982 20.23
1983 10.74
1984 18.89
1985 13.55
1986 10.01
1987 12.99
1988 38.12
1989 19.98
1990 4.46
1991 41.64
1992 12.99
1993 7.81
1994 9.82
1995 15.65
1996 19.91
1997 9.45
1998 37.46
1999 -0.51
2000 6.34
2001 15.16
2002 19.81
2003 2.70
2004 1.26
2005 1.65
2006 9.56
2007 15.25
2008 8.11
2009 2.46
2010 3.87
2011 2.81
2012 8.46
2013 -7.55
2014 -0.97
2015 7.42
2016 1.41
2017 0.20
2018 0.65
2019 -1.49

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts