Early-demographic dividend vs Lesotho: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)

Early-demographic dividend
1.3%
in 2025
Lesotho
2.0%
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend rank
21st
Lesotho rank
22nd

Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Lesotho
0246196319942025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2.0% against 1.3% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times Early-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 2.2% 1.4% 0.8% Early-demographic dividend
2010s 1.6% 2.7% 1.0% Lesotho
2020s 1.4% 2.7% 1.3% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, Early-demographic dividend or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 2.0% against 1.3% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between Early-demographic dividend and Lesotho?
0.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Lesotho?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Lesotho rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 10,114 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.