ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) in Lesotho
Lesotho: ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) was 2.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
ICT goods imports in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2.0% for ict goods imports in 2024.
The figure is up 41.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Lesotho peaked at 5.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2004.
Lesotho ranks 161st of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -27.6% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +103.6% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -35.3% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -39.9% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +50.9% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +38.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +44.7% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -25.3% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +100.3% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -62.4% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +45.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -27.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +36.2% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -39.7% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +41.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 76% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.1%, 97% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.4% | 2.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More infrastructure data for Lesotho
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,980 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3414 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 7,980 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7033 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Lesotho?
- Ict goods imports in Lesotho was 2.0% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2004.
- How does Lesotho rank for ict goods imports?
- Lesotho ranks 161st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).