Lesotho (LSO) and Finland (FIN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Lesotho-Finland Trade: In 2021, Lesotho exported $3 to Finland. The main products that Lesotho exported to Finland were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Finland have decreased at an annualized rate of 58.9%, from $257 in 2016 to $3 in 2021.

In 2021, Lesotho did not export any services to Finland.

Finland-Lesotho Trade: In 2021, Finland exported $27.2k to Lesotho. The main products that Finland exported to Lesotho were Special Pharmaceuticals ($25.1k) and Semiconductor Devices ($2.09k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Finland to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.78%, from $40.7k in 2016 to $27.2k in 2021.

In 2021, Finland 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, Finland ranked 13 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.41), and 46 in total exports ($89.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2021, Lesotho exported $3 to Finland. There were not main exports from Lesotho to Finland in 2021. During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Finland have decreased at an annualized rate of 58.9%, from $257 in 2016 to $3 in 2021.

In 2017, Finland exported $27.2k to Lesotho. The main products exported from Finland to Lesotho were Special Pharmaceuticals ($25.1k) and Semiconductor Devices ($2.09k). During the last 5 years the exports of Finland to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.78%, from $40.7k in 2022 to $27.2k in 2017.

Exports from Lesotho () to Finland () (2022)

Exports from Finland () to Lesotho () (2022)

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Trade between Lesotho () and Finland ()

Finland Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

Finland
Top DestinationGermany$9.99B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Finland than Lesotho included Germany ($9.99B), Sweden ($9.1B), and United States ($9.17B).

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Finland

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

During 2021, Lesotho had a large net trade with Finland in the exports of .

During 2017, Finland had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Chemical Products ($25.1k) and Machines ($2.09k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Finland+$2.17kKnit Women's Suits

Top Product Potential Finland Lesotho+$2.73kRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Lesotho () to Finland () (2022)

Exports from Finland () to Lesotho () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Lesotho () and Finland ()

Finland Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Finland

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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