Tariff rate across all products in Lesotho
Lesotho: Tariff rate across all products was 3.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate across all products in Lesotho, 2001–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate across all products in Lesotho stood at 3.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Lesotho peaked at 16.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2013.
That places Lesotho 106th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate across all products in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.4% | — |
| 2004 | 16.4% | +1084.8% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -89.5% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +77.4% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -28.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -28.9% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +135.0% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 3.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 45% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 3.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 38% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate across all products 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1084.8% | 1.4% | 16.4% |
| 2018 | +135.0% | 1.4% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 1.4% | 16.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 1.4% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in Lesotho?
- Tariff rate across all products in Lesotho was 3.4% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tariff rate across all products recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2013.
- How does Lesotho rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Lesotho ranks 106th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.