Lesotho (LSO) and Peru (PER) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Lesotho-Peru Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $621 to Peru. The main products that Lesotho exported to Peru were Knit T-shirts ($458), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($141), and Knit Men's Undergarments ($22). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Peru have decreased at an annualized rate of 56.7%, from $41k in 2017 to $621 in 2022.

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

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

In 2022, Peru 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, Peru ranked 93 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.6), and 54 in total exports ($59.4B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Lesotho exported $621 to Peru. The main products exported from Lesotho to Peru were Knit T-shirts ($458), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($141), and Knit Men's Undergarments ($22). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Peru have decreased at an annualized rate of 56.7%, from $41k in 2017 to $621 in 2022.

Peru does not register exports to Lesotho. The main products exported from Peru to Lesotho were Gypsum ($5.24k).

Exports from Lesotho () to Peru () (2022)

Exports from Peru () to Lesotho () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

Peru
Top DestinationChina$17.6B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Peru included South Africa ($434M), Eswatini ($11.3M), and Botswana ($3.11M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Peru than Lesotho included China ($17.6B), United States ($8.69B), and Japan ($2.83B).

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Peru

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

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with Peru in the exports of Textiles ($480) and Machines ($141).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Peru+$5.96kKnit T-shirts

Top Product Potential Peru Lesotho+$2.64kRefined 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Lesotho () to Peru () (2022)

Exports from Peru () to Lesotho () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Peru

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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