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Lesotho-China Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $20.9M to China. The main products that Lesotho exported to China were Wool ($15.4M), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($3.49M), and Diamonds ($1.92M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.68%, from $23.9M in 2017 to $20.9M in 2022.

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

China-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, China exported $116M to Lesotho. The main products that China exported to Lesotho were Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($46.2M), Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($13M), and Iron Structures ($4.21M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 13.7%, from $61.3M in 2017 to $116M in 2022.

In 2022, China 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, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

Historical Data

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In 2022, Lesotho exported $20.9M to China. The main products exported from Lesotho to China were Wool ($15.4M), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($3.49M), and Diamonds ($1.92M). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.68%, from $23.9M in 2017 to $20.9M in 2022.

In 2017, China exported $116M to Lesotho. The main products exported from China to Lesotho were Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($46.2M), Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($13M), and Iron Structures ($4.21M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 13.7%, from $61.3M in 2022 to $116M in 2017.

Exports from Lesotho () to China () (2022)

Exports from China () to Lesotho () (2022)

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Trade between Lesotho () and China ()

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

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - China

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

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with China in the exports of Textiles ($15.4M), Machines ($3.49M), and Precious Metals ($1.92M).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Textiles ($72.9M), Machines ($19.1M), and Metals ($10.7M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho China+$6.46MDiamonds

Top Product Potential China Lesotho+$3.2MTelephones

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Lesotho () to China () (2022)

Exports from China () to Lesotho () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Lesotho () and China ()

Lesotho Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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