Lesotho (LSO) and Netherlands (NLD) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

About

Lesotho-Netherlands Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $2.26M to Netherlands. The main products that Lesotho exported to Netherlands were Knit Women's Suits ($2.03M), Knit Men's Shirts ($137k), and Broadcasting Equipment ($21.9k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 18%, from $991k in 2017 to $2.26M in 2022.

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

Netherlands-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, Netherlands exported $1.3M to Lesotho. The main products that Netherlands exported to Lesotho were Packaged Medicaments ($401k), Used Clothing ($331k), and Other Plastic Products ($79.6k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 14.6%, from $659k in 2017 to $1.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Netherlands 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, Netherlands ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.11), and 6 in total exports ($674B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth

HS2

HS4

HS6

Value

Trade

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

In 2022, Lesotho exported $2.26M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Lesotho to Netherlands were Knit Women's Suits ($2.03M), Knit Men's Shirts ($137k), and Broadcasting Equipment ($21.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 18%, from $991k in 2017 to $2.26M in 2022.

In 2017, Netherlands exported $1.3M to Lesotho. The main products exported from Netherlands to Lesotho were Packaged Medicaments ($401k), Used Clothing ($331k), and Other Plastic Products ($79.6k). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 14.6%, from $659k in 2022 to $1.3M in 2017.

Exports from Lesotho () to Netherlands () (2022)

Exports from Netherlands () to Lesotho () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Lesotho () and Netherlands ()

Lesotho Exports

Date

Netherlands Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color

Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

Netherlands
Top DestinationGermany$131B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Lesotho included Germany ($131B), Belgium ($94.3B), and France ($59.9B).

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Netherlands

Flow

Section

HS2

HS4

Scale

Log

Linear

Year

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

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Textiles ($2.17M), Machines ($35.1k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($16.3k).

During 2017, Netherlands had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Chemical Products ($538k), Textiles ($359k), and Machines ($174k).

Potential Exports

Depth

Section

HS2

HS4

View

Top 20

Top 15

Top 10

Sort By

Highest Potential

Most Saturated

Section

Top Product Potential Lesotho Netherlands+$1.66MKnit Women's Suits

Top Product Potential Netherlands Lesotho+$219kComputers

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.

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Sign Up

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Sign Up

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Year

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

About

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Lesotho () to Netherlands () (2022)

Exports from Netherlands () to Lesotho () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Lesotho () and Netherlands ()

Lesotho Exports

Netherlands Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Netherlands

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Keep Exploring