Lesotho (LSO) and Qatar (QAT) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Lesotho-Qatar Trade: In 2023, Lesotho exported $11.3k to Qatar. The main products that Lesotho exported to Qatar were Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($2.66k), Molybdenum ($1.07k), and Hats ($1.01k). Over the past 11 years the exports of Lesotho to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.4%, from $48.4k in 2012 to $11.3k in 2023.

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

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

In 2023, Qatar 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, Qatar ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.33), and 36 in total exports ($118B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Lesotho exported $11.3k to Qatar. The main products exported from Lesotho to Qatar were Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($2.66k), Molybdenum ($1.07k), and Hats ($1.01k). During the last 11 years the exports of Lesotho to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.4%, from $48.4k in 2012 to $11.3k in 2023.

Qatar does not register exports to Lesotho. The main products exported from Qatar to Lesotho were Refined Petroleum ($62.3k).

Exports from Lesotho () to Qatar () (2023)

Exports from Qatar () to Lesotho () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

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Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$351M

Qatar
Top DestinationChina$20.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Qatar included Eswatini ($7.34M), Israel ($446k), and Cameroon ($319k).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Qatar than Lesotho included China ($20.9B), India ($12.9B), and South Korea ($12.1B).

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Qatar

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

During 2023, Lesotho had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Textiles ($3.46k), Chemical Products ($1.67k), and Metals ($1.63k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Qatar+$2.53kDiamonds

Top Product Potential Qatar Lesotho+$3.08kRefined 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 Qatar. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Lesotho indicates it has a comparative advantage over Qatar. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Qatar indicates it has a comparative advantage over Lesotho.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Lesotho () to Qatar () (2023)

Exports from Qatar () to Lesotho () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Qatar

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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