Lesotho vs Mexico: Official exchange rate

Lesotho
17.89 LCU per US$, period average
in 2025
Mexico
19.24 LCU per US$, period average
in 2025
Lesotho rank
98th
Mexico rank
96th

Official exchange rate over time

  • Lesotho
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 19.24 LCU per US$, period average against 17.89 LCU per US$, period average in Lesotho, a difference of 1.35 LCU per US$, period average.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 98th and Mexico ranks 96th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7143 LCU per US$, period average 0.0125 LCU per US$, period average 0.7018 LCU per US$, period average Lesotho
1970s 0.7762 LCU per US$, period average 0.0159 LCU per US$, period average 0.7603 LCU per US$, period average Lesotho
1980s 1.68 LCU per US$, period average 0.7373 LCU per US$, period average 0.9404 LCU per US$, period average Lesotho
1990s 3.92 LCU per US$, period average 5.61 LCU per US$, period average 1.69 LCU per US$, period average Mexico
2000s 7.7 LCU per US$, period average 10.79 LCU per US$, period average 3.09 LCU per US$, period average Mexico
2010s 11.18 LCU per US$, period average 15.62 LCU per US$, period average 4.45 LCU per US$, period average Mexico
2020s 17.04 LCU per US$, period average 19.53 LCU per US$, period average 2.49 LCU per US$, period average Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official exchange rate, Lesotho or Mexico?
Mexico, at 19.24 LCU per US$, period average against 17.89 LCU per US$, period average in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in official exchange rate between Lesotho and Mexico?
1.35 LCU per US$, period average, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mexico?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Mexico rank globally for official exchange rate?
Lesotho ranks 98th and Mexico ranks 96th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)
Unit
LCU per US$, period average
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,630 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This indicator represents the ratio of Local Currency Units relative to United States dollars.This indicator is derived as an average over the reference period.