Guinea (GIN) and Lesotho (LSO) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Guinea-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, Guinea exported $128 to Lesotho. The main products that Guinea exported to Lesotho were Broadcasting Equipment ($128). Over the past 9 years the exports of Guinea to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 26.9%, from $15 in 2013 to $128 in 2022.

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

Lesotho-Guinea In N/A, Lesotho did not export any products to Guinea.

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

Comparison In 2022, Guinea ranked 132 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -2.2), and 101 in total exports ($10.4B). 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

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In 2022, Guinea exported $128 to Lesotho. The main products exported from Guinea to Lesotho were Broadcasting Equipment ($128). During the last 9 years the exports of Guinea to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 26.9%, from $15 in 2013 to $128 in 2022.

Lesotho does not register exports to Guinea. The main products exported from Lesotho to Guinea were Transmissions ($91) and Electrical Transformers ($28).

Exports from Guinea () to Lesotho () (2022)

Exports from Lesotho () to Guinea () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Guinea
Top DestinationChina$3.81B

Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Guinea than Lesotho included China ($3.81B), India ($2.77B), and United Arab Emirates ($2.59B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Guinea included South Africa ($434M), United States ($327M), and Belgium ($219M).

Difference in imports from Lesotho () and Guinea () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Guinea - Lesotho

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

During 2022, Guinea had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Machines ($128).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Guinea Lesotho+$1.03kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Lesotho Guinea+$1.48kKnit Women's Suits

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Guinea and Lesotho. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Guinea indicates it has a comparative advantage over Lesotho. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Lesotho indicates it has a comparative advantage over Guinea.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Guinea () to Lesotho () (2022)

Exports from Lesotho () to Guinea () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Lesotho () and Guinea () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Guinea - Lesotho

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Guinea () and Lesotho () (2022)

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