2022
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GDP
$2.55BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
3.06%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP
$21.1BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
22.7%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC 
$1,107CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
-8.17%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC
$8,820CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
-5.65%CURRENT US$
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About

Lesotho-Gabon Trade: In 2021, Lesotho exported $15.7k to Gabon. The main products that Lesotho exported to Gabon were N/A. Over the past 9 years the exports of Lesotho to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 20.2%, from $120k in 2012 to $15.7k in 2021.

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

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

In 2021, Gabon 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, Gabon ranked 112 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.99), and 112 in total exports ($7.88B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2021, Lesotho exported $15.7k to Gabon. There were not main exports from Lesotho to Gabon in 2021. During the last 9 years the exports of Lesotho to Gabon have decreased at an annualized rate of 20.2%, from $120k in 2012 to $15.7k in 2021.

Gabon does not register exports to Lesotho.

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to Gabon (Flag) (2021)

Exports from Gabon (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2021)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$434M
Gabon
Top Destination
China$3.4B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Gabon than Lesotho included China ($3.4B), South Korea ($617M), and Italy ($576M).

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Gabon

Flow
Scale

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

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

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Gabon+$1.18kKnit Women's Suits
Top Product Potential Gabon Lesotho+$1.64kRefined 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

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

Product Space of Lesotho (Flag) and Gabon (Flag) (2021)

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