Lesotho (LSO) and Israel (ISR) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Lesotho-Israel Trade: In 2023, Lesotho exported $446k to Israel. The main products that Lesotho exported to Israel were Hemp Fibers ($418k), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($20k), and Perfume Plants ($3.74k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Israel have increased at an annualized rate of 59.6%, from $43k in 2018 to $446k in 2023.

In 2023, Lesotho did not export any services to Israel.

Israel-Lesotho Trade: In 2023, Israel exported $12.3k to Lesotho. The main products that Israel exported to Lesotho were Packing Bags ($4.27k), Office Machine Parts ($3.83k), and Computers ($3.71k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Israel to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 65.9%, from $2.65M in 2018 to $12.3k in 2023.

In 2023, Israel did not export any services to Lesotho.

Comparison In 2023, Lesotho ranked 158 in total exports ($1.14B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Israel ranked 19 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.28), and 49 in total exports ($69.3B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Lesotho exported $446k to Israel. The main products exported from Lesotho to Israel were Hemp Fibers ($418k), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($20k), and Perfume Plants ($3.74k). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Israel have increased at an annualized rate of 59.6%, from $43k in 2018 to $446k in 2023.

In 2018, Israel exported $12.3k to Lesotho. The main products exported from Israel to Lesotho were Packing Bags ($4.27k), Office Machine Parts ($3.83k), and Computers ($3.71k). During the last 5 years the exports of Israel to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 65.9%, from $2.65M in 2023 to $12.3k in 2018.

Exports from Lesotho () to Israel () (2023)

Exports from Israel () to Lesotho () (2023)

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Trade between Lesotho () and Israel ()

Lesotho Exports

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Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$351M

Israel
Top DestinationUnited States$20.3B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Israel included South Africa ($351M), Eswatini ($7.34M), and Saudi Arabia ($576k).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Israel than Lesotho included United States ($20.3B), China ($7.09B), and Ireland ($4.22B).

Difference in imports from Israel () and Lesotho () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Israel

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

During 2023, Lesotho had a large net trade with Israel in the exports of Textiles ($419k), Machines ($20k), and Vegetable Products ($3.74k).

During 2018, Israel had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Machines ($8.01k) and Textiles ($4.27k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Israel+$5.49kDiamonds

Top Product Potential Israel Lesotho+$22.7kComputers

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Lesotho () to Israel () (2023)

Exports from Israel () to Lesotho () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Lesotho () and Israel ()

Lesotho Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Israel () and Lesotho () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Israel

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Lesotho () and Israel () (2023)

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