How does Lesotho rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?

Lesotho ranks 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Lesotho

Name: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Lesotho
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 91.86 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

91.86

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

39th

of 188 countries

All-time high

91.86

in 2018

All-time low

91.6

in 2014

Years of data

2014–2019

Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Lesotho, 2014–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Lesotho stood at 91.86. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.

That places Lesotho 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Lesotho

36 Finland 92.44 compare
37 Moldova 92.32 compare
38 United States 92.01 compare
40 Montenegro 91.85 compare
41 Germany 91.77 compare
42 Armenia 91.73 compare

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More reference data data for Lesotho

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
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)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.6724 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.6457 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 1.77 °C (2026)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 49.46 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.06 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Lesotho?: Trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Lesotho was 91.86 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 91.86 in 2018.
What is the lowest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 91.6 in 2014.
How does Lesotho rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?: Lesotho ranks 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 1,139 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Doing Business measures the time and cost associated with three sets of procedures of exporting and importing goods —documentary compliance, border compliance and domestic transport—within the overall process of exporting or importing a shipment of goods. The score for trading across borders is the simple average of the scores for the time and cost for documentary compliance and border compliance to export and import. It is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.