| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: International Migrant Stock: Total (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,572.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: International Migrant Stock: % of Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.31
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Prevalence of Undernourishment: % of Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.50
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Consumption of Iodized Salt: % of Households (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 79.41
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Vitamin A Supplementation Coverage Rate: % of Children Aged 6-59 Mon... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 67.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 89.71
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Mortality Rate: Adult: Female: per 1000 Female Adults (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 462.80
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Mortality Rate: Adult: Male: per 1000 Male Adults (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 554.55
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 27.87
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.70
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Contraceptive Prevalence: Any Methods: % of Women Aged 15-49 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 60.20
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 72.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 56.37
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 54.17
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 51.74
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.09
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 43.96
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Survival To Age 65: Male: % of Cohort (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33.77
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Wanted Fertility Rate: Births per Woman (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.30
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Teenage Mothers (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.10
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 35.53
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 59.99
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.48
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 66.69
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.46
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 59.23
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Population: Growth (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.33
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Researchers in R&D: per Million People (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.26
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Technicians in R&D: per Million People (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.70
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Population: Total (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,203,821.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Population: as % of Total: Female (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 51.48
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Completeness of Birth Registration: Rural (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 40.10
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Completeness of Birth Registration: Urban (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 53.90
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Completeness of Birth Registration (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 43.30
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Rural Population (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,590,277.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Rural Population Growth (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.60
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Rural Population: % of Total Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 72.16
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Urban Population Growth (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.25
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Urban Population (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 613,544.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Urban Population: % of Total Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 27.84
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Unmet Need for Contraception: % of Married Women Aged 15-49 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.40
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,196,000.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: International Tourism: Receipts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.10
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 166.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: International Tourism: Expenditures (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 170.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.87
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Goods Trade: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 119.82
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Import Volume Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 172.70
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Share of Tariff Lines with International Peaks: Manufactured Product... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.53
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Applied: Simple Mean: Manufactured Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.32
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: Manufactured Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.16
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Share of Tariff Lines with Specific Rates: Manufactured Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.23
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Applied: Weighted Mean: Manufactured Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.19
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Weighted Mean: Manufactured Produc... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.89
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Share of Tariff Lines with International Peaks: All Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.71
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Applied: Simple Mean: All Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.88
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: All Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.42
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Share of Tariff Lines with Specific Rates: All Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.59
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Applied: Weighted Mean: All Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.97
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Weighted Mean: All Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.30
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Share of Tariff Lines with International Peaks: Primary Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.76
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Applied: Simple Mean: Primary Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.83
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: Primary Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.19
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Share of Tariff Lines with Specific Rates: Primary Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.29
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Applied: Weighted Mean: Primary Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.09
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Weighted Mean: Primary Products (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.60
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Agricultural Raw Materials (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.72
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Food (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20.75
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Fuel (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.14
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Insurance & Fina... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.71
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 59.82
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Ores & Metals (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.74
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Imports: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,851.38
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Import Value Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 228.78
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Computer, Commun... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16.83
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Imports: Commercial Service (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 283.55
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Transport (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.05
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Travel (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 61.41
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Net Barter Terms of Trade Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 84.93
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Export Volume Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 360.03
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Agricultural Raw Materials (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.72
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.34
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Fuel (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.12
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Insurance & Fina... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.05
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 79.14
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Ores & Metals (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.38
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Exports: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 894.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Export Value Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 405.09
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Computer, Commun... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.62
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Exports: Commercial Service (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 56.68
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: High-Technology Exports (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.02
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: High-Technology Exports: % of Manufactured Exports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Transport (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.42
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Travel (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 84.90
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Cereal Production (Metric Ton)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 34,972.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.48
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Terrestrial Protected Areas: % of Total Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.26
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         |