Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Lesotho
Lesotho: Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.4% for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Lesotho peaked at 1.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2018.
Lesotho ranks 234th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -63.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 11% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -63.9% | 1.3% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 231 Afghanistan 0.7% compare
- 232 Grenada 0.7% compare
- 233 Saint Helena 0.5% compare
- 235 Equatorial Guinea 0.4% compare
- 236 Burundi 0.2% compare
More development goals data for Lesotho
- Red List Index 0.9471 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7193 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 145.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Lesotho?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Lesotho was 0.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation?
- Lesotho ranks 234th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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