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About

France-Lesotho In 2022, France exported $3.89M to Lesotho. The main products that France exported to Lesotho are Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($2.41M), Animal Food ($841k), and Textile Processing Machines ($263k). During the last 22 years the exports of France to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 29.4%, from $13.3k in 2000 to $3.89M in 2022.

In 2022, France did not export any services to Lesotho.

Lesotho-France In 2022, Lesotho exported $10.2k to France. The main products that Lesotho exported to France were Broadcasting Equipment ($2.87k), Essential Oils ($2.36k), and High-voltage Protection Equipment ($1.6k). During the last 22 years the exports of Lesotho to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.8%, from $1M in 2000 to $10.2k in 2022.

In 2022, Lesotho did not export any services to France.

Comparison In 2022,  France ranked 14 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.31),  and 8 in total exports ($608B). That same year, Lesotho ranked 158 in total exports ($1.16B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, France exported $3.89M to Lesotho. The main products exported from France to Lesotho were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($2.41M), Animal Food ($841k), and Textile Processing Machines ($263k). During the last 22 years the exports of France to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 29.4%, from $13.3k in 2000 to $3.89M in 2022.

In 2022, Lesotho exported $10.2k to France. The main products exported from Lesotho to France were Broadcasting Equipment ($2.87k), Essential Oils ($2.36k), and High-voltage Protection Equipment ($1.6k). During the last 22 years the exports of Lesotho to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.8%, from $1M in 2000 to $10.2k in 2022.

Exports from France (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to France (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between France (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag)

France Exports

Lesotho Exports

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Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$434M

This map shows whether countries import more from France or Lesotho. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from France and Lesotho or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2021, countries that imported more from France than Lesotho were Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and United States ($50B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Lesotho than France were Eswatini ($11.3M).

Difference in imports from Lesotho (Flag) and France (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage France - Lesotho

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between France and Lesotho by product, considering products traded by both, France and Lesotho.

During 2022, France had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Paper Goods ($2.41M), Foodstuffs ($847k), and Machines ($520k).

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with France in the exports of Machines ($4.8k), Chemical Products ($2.36k), and Textiles ($2.28k).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more France has comparative advantage over Lesotho. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Lesotho has comparative advantage over France.

Product Space of France (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

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