Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Lesotho
Lesotho: Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.3% for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Lesotho peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2017.
That places Lesotho 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, preferential status in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -53.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 24% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 72% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 203 Saint Helena 0.4% compare
- 204 Mauritania 0.3% compare
- 205 Madagascar 0.3% compare
- 207 Mali 0.3% compare
- 208 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.3% compare
- 209 Equatorial Guinea 0.3% 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, preferential status in Lesotho?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Lesotho was 0.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Lesotho ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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, preferential status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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