Hi-tech exports fell 36.3% to USD < 0.001 bil in Lesotho in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, hi-tech exports in Lesotho reached an all time high of USD 0.004 bil in 2018 and an all time low of USD < 0.001 bil in 2012. When compared to Lesotho's main peers, hi-tech exports in Botswana amounted to USD 0.016 bil, USD 1.84 bil in South Africa, USD 0.004 bil in Swaziland and USD 0.008 bil in Zimbabwe in 2020.
Lesotho has been ranked 127th within the group of 133 countries we follow in terms of hi-tech exports, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Hi-Tech Exports (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Botswana | USD bil | 0.037 | 0.029 | 0.053 | 0.039 | 0.019 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.002 | ... | ||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD bil | 0.031 | 0.012 | 0.032 | 0.027 | 0.004 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Namibia | USD bil | 0.006 | 0.024 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.003 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Africa | USD bil | 2.82 | 2.40 | 2.20 | 2.09 | 1.83 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | USD bil | 0.003 | 0.002 | 0.004 | 0.011 | 0.004 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD bil | 0.053 | 0.256 | 0.036 | 0.026 | 0.022 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | USD bil | ... | 0.012 | 0.014 | 0.011 | 0.010 | 0.028 | ... |
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