Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Lesotho
Lesotho: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff was 94.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Lesotho, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Lesotho stood at 94.2%.
That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Lesotho peaked at 98.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 2005.
That places Lesotho 4th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 44.4% | — |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | +81.6% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.4% | 44.4% | 44.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 50.0% | 97.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 94.2% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98.4% compare
- 2 Botswana 96.4% compare
- 3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 95.6% compare
- 5 Sudan 94.1% compare
- 6 Saint Lucia 93.2% compare
- 7 Solomon Islands 91.9% compare
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 proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Lesotho?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Lesotho was 94.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- Lesotho ranks 4th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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