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$2.12BCURRENT US$
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-10.5%CURRENT US$
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$19.4BCURRENT US$
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36.2%CURRENT US$
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$916CURRENT US$
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-20.4%CURRENT US$
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$6,840CURRENT US$
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About

Lesotho-Jamaica Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $1.48k to Jamaica. The main products that Lesotho exported to Jamaica were N/A. Over the past 12 years the exports of Lesotho to Jamaica have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.35%, from $4.8k in 2010 to $1.48k in 2022.

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

Jamaica-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, Jamaica exported $4.89k to Lesotho. The main products that Jamaica exported to Lesotho were Cars ($4.89k). Over the past 12 years the exports of Jamaica to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 16.2%,  from $2.31k in 2010 to $4.89k in 2022.

In 2022, Jamaica 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, Jamaica ranked 70 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.14), and 147 in total exports ($1.89B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Lesotho exported $1.48k to Jamaica. There were not main exports from Lesotho to Jamaica in 2022. During the last 12 years the exports of Lesotho to Jamaica have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.35%, from $4.8k in 2010 to $1.48k in 2022.

In 2018, Jamaica exported $4.89k to Lesotho. The main products exported from Jamaica to Lesotho were Cars ($4.89k). During the last 5 years the exports of Jamaica to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 16.2%, from $2.31k in 2023 to $4.89k in 2018.

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to Jamaica (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Jamaica (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$351M
Jamaica
Top Destination
United States$709M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Jamaica included South Africa ($351M), Belgium ($295M), and United Arab Emirates ($95.4M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Jamaica than Lesotho included United States ($709M), Russia ($138M), and Latvia ($131M).

Difference in imports from Jamaica (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Jamaica

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with Jamaica in the exports of .

During 2018, Jamaica had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Transportation ($4.89k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Lesotho Jamaica+$6.95kLow-voltage Protection Equipment
Top Product Potential Jamaica Lesotho+$1.74kRefined 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 Jamaica. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Lesotho indicates it has a comparative advantage over Jamaica. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Jamaica indicates it has a comparative advantage over Lesotho.

Product Space of Lesotho (Flag) and Jamaica (Flag) (2023)

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