2023
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GDP
$2.12BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH
-10.5%CURRENT US$
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2023
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 GDP
$11BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH
117%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC 
$916CURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH
-20.4%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC
$597CURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH
51.9%CURRENT US$
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In N/A, Lesotho did not export any services to Somalia.

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

In N/A, Somalia did not export any services to Lesotho.

Comparison In 2023,  Lesotho ranked 158 in total exports ($1.14B). That same year, Somalia ranked 161 in total exports ($1.03B). Both countries does not have data related to Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value
Year

Lesotho does not register exports to Somalia.

Somalia does not register exports to Lesotho.

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to Somalia (Flag) (2016)

Exports from Somalia (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2016)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$351M
Somalia
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$360M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Somalia included South Africa ($351M), Belgium ($295M), and United States ($228M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Somalia than Lesotho included Saudi Arabia ($283M), United Arab Emirates ($360M), and Oman ($180M).

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Somalia

Flow
Scale
Year

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

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Lesotho Somalia+$1.47kWheat Flours
Top Product Potential Somalia Lesotho+$914Sheep and Goats

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

Year

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

Product Space of Lesotho (Flag) and Somalia (Flag) (2016)

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