Lesotho - Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Lesotho was 21,856,830,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22,186,890,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 12,299,000 in 1960.

Definition: 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. Data are in constant local currency.

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

Year Value
1960 12,299,000
1961 15,017,700
1962 18,513,300
1963 22,138,200
1964 23,821,300
1965 27,057,800
1966 29,647,100
1967 31,071,200
1968 31,330,100
1969 31,459,600
1970 31,071,200
1971 38,839,000
1972 55,669,200
1973 73,794,100
1974 102,276,000
1975 148,882,900
1976 230,444,800
1977 244,685,700
1978 271,873,000
1979 390,979,300
1980 479,014,400
1981 577,147,600
1982 693,897,700
1983 768,429,700
1984 913,571,100
1985 1,037,317,000
1986 1,141,129,000
1987 1,289,404,000
1988 1,780,969,000
1989 2,136,779,000
1990 2,231,992,000
1991 3,161,498,000
1992 3,572,026,000
1993 3,850,937,000
1994 4,229,258,000
1995 4,891,238,000
1996 5,865,106,000
1997 6,419,597,000
1998 8,824,222,000
1999 8,778,910,000
2000 9,335,602,000
2001 10,750,640,000
2002 12,880,310,000
2003 13,228,570,000
2004 13,395,570,000
2005 13,617,150,000
2006 14,918,650,000
2007 17,193,890,000
2008 18,588,030,000
2009 19,044,890,000
2010 19,782,090,000
2011 20,338,120,000
2012 22,058,600,000
2013 20,392,300,000
2014 20,194,010,000
2015 21,693,110,000
2016 21,998,840,000
2017 22,043,020,000
2018 22,186,890,000
2019 21,856,830,000

Base Period: varies by country

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts