Lesotho (LSO) and Moldova (MDA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Lesotho-Moldova Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $156k to Moldova. The main products that Lesotho exported to Moldova were Refined Petroleum ($153k) and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($2.87k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Moldova have increased at an annualized rate of 87.2%, from $6.79k in 2017 to $156k in 2022.

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

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

In 2022, Moldova 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, Moldova ranked 65 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.0038), and 124 in total exports ($4.94B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Lesotho exported $156k to Moldova. The main products exported from Lesotho to Moldova were Refined Petroleum ($153k) and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($2.87k). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Moldova have increased at an annualized rate of 87.2%, from $6.79k in 2017 to $156k in 2022.

Moldova does not register exports to Lesotho.

Exports from Lesotho () to Moldova () (2022)

Exports from Moldova () to Lesotho () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

Moldova
Top DestinationRomania$1.35B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Moldova than Lesotho included Romania ($1.35B), Ukraine ($729M), and Italy ($352M).

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Moldova

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

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with Moldova in the exports of Mineral Products ($153k) and Machines ($2.87k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Moldova+$1.36kLow-voltage Protection Equipment

Top Product Potential Moldova Lesotho+$1.18kCorn

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Lesotho () to Moldova () (2022)

Exports from Moldova () to Lesotho () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Moldova

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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