Printing and writing papers — Import value, per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per unit of GDP (unit GDP) was 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 2009–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, printing and writing papers — import value, per unit of gdp in Lesotho stood at 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.3% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, per unit of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
That places Lesotho 42nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2010 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +9995.3% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -57.1% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +104.3% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -32.3% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +43.6% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -24.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +9995.3% | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value, per unit of gdp in Lesotho?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, per unit of gdp in Lesotho was 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import value, per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for printing and writing papers — import value, per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 42nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import value, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Printing and writing papers — Import value divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Printing and writing papers — Import value ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Printing and writing papers — Import value divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.