Lesotho (LSO) and Australia (AUS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Lesotho-Australia Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $394k to Australia. The main products that Lesotho exported to Australia were Knit Men's Shirts ($118k), Other Knit Garments ($90.9k), and Knit T-shirts ($75.4k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Australia have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.9%, from $834k in 2017 to $394k in 2022.

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

Australia-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, Australia exported $193k to Lesotho. The main products that Australia exported to Lesotho were Iron Structures ($53.4k), Other Iron Products ($32k), and Textile Fiber Machinery ($25.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Australia to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 72%, from $12.8k in 2017 to $193k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022, Lesotho ranked 158 in total exports ($1.16B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Australia ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.24), and 16 in total exports ($424B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Lesotho exported $394k to Australia. The main products exported from Lesotho to Australia were Knit Men's Shirts ($118k), Other Knit Garments ($90.9k), and Knit T-shirts ($75.4k). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Australia have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.9%, from $834k in 2017 to $394k in 2022.

In 2017, Australia exported $193k to Lesotho. The main products exported from Australia to Lesotho were Iron Structures ($53.4k), Other Iron Products ($32k), and Textile Fiber Machinery ($25.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Australia to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 75.6%, from $58.8k in 2021 to $193k in 2017.

Exports from Lesotho () to Australia () (2022)

Exports from Australia () to Lesotho () (2022)

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Trade between Lesotho () and Australia ()

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Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

Australia
Top DestinationChina$123B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Australia included Eswatini ($11.3M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Australia than Lesotho included China ($123B), Japan ($80.1B), and South Korea ($41B).

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Australia

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

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with Australia in the exports of Textiles ($365k), Vegetable Products ($21.2k), and Footwear and Headwear ($4.04k).

During 2017, Australia had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Metals ($91.1k), Machines ($62.3k), and Paper Goods ($15.1k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Australia+$303kKnit T-shirts

Top Product Potential Australia Lesotho+$16.9kComputers

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 Lesotho and Australia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Lesotho indicates it has a comparative advantage over Australia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Australia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Lesotho.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Lesotho () to Australia () (2022)

Exports from Australia () to Lesotho () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Lesotho () and Australia ()

Lesotho Exports

Australia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Australia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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