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About

India-Lesotho In 2022, India exported $32.2M to Lesotho. The main products that India exported to Lesotho are Packaged Medicaments ($15.9M), Plastic Coated Textile Fabric ($4.94M), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($2.95M). During the last 22 years the exports of India to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 32.6%, from $64.7k in 2000 to $32.2M in 2022.

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

Lesotho-India In 2022, Lesotho exported $2.06k to India. The main products that Lesotho exported to India were Labels ($1.86k), Other Non-Knit Clothing Accessories ($84), and Knitting Machine Accessories ($66). During the last 22 years the exports of Lesotho to India have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.61%, from $11.8k in 2000 to $2.06k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  India ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57),  and 15 in total exports ($468B). 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, India exported $32.2M to Lesotho. The main products exported from India to Lesotho were Packaged Medicaments ($15.9M), Plastic Coated Textile Fabric ($4.94M), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($2.95M). During the last 22 years the exports of India to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 32.6%, from $64.7k in 2000 to $32.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Lesotho exported $2.06k to India. The main products exported from Lesotho to India were Labels ($1.86k), Other Non-Knit Clothing Accessories ($84), and Knitting Machine Accessories ($66). During the last 22 years the exports of Lesotho to India have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.61%, from $11.8k in 2000 to $2.06k in 2022.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
India
Top Destination
United States$82.9B
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$434M

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from India than Lesotho were United States ($82.9B), United Arab Emirates ($31.6B), and Netherlands ($17.6B).

In 2019, no countries were registered that imported more from Lesotho than from India.

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

Comparative Advantage India - Lesotho

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, India had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Chemical Products ($16.9M), Textiles ($10.5M), and Mineral Products ($2.56M).

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with India in the exports of Textiles ($1.97k), Machines ($79), and Instruments ($6).

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 India has comparative advantage over Lesotho. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Lesotho has comparative advantage over India.

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

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