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2023
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Exports $228MRnk 3 / 105
2023
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Top Product $56.1MDiamonds
2023
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Exports $7.33MRnk 193 / 220
2023
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Top Product $1.25MDelivery Trucks
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.5Rnk 10 / 132
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$27.7TCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH64.2%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$82,769CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH55%CURRENT US$
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About

Lesotho-United States Trade: In 2023, Lesotho exported $228M to United States. The main products that Lesotho exported to United States were Diamonds ($56.1M), Knit Women's Suits ($47.9M), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($32.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.7%, from $424M in 2018 to $228M in 2023.

In 2023, Lesotho did not export any services to United States.

United States-Lesotho Trade: In 2023, United States exported $7.33M to Lesotho. The main products that United States exported to Lesotho were Delivery Trucks ($1.25M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($645k), and Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($627k). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.1%,  from $8.15M in 2018 to $7.33M in 2023.

In 2023, United States 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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Lesotho exported $228M to United States. The main products exported from Lesotho to United States were Diamonds ($56.1M), Knit Women's Suits ($47.9M), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($32.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.7%, from $424M in 2018 to $228M in 2023.

In 2018, United States exported $7.33M to Lesotho. The main products exported from United States to Lesotho were Delivery Trucks ($1.25M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($645k), and Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($627k). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.1%, from $8.15M in 2023 to $7.33M in 2018.

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Lesotho (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Lesotho Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$351M
United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B

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

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Lesotho than from United States.

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Lesotho included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Lesotho had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Textiles ($169M), Precious Metals ($56.1M), and Machines ($993k).

During 2018, United States had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Transportation ($1.55M), Machines ($1.34M), and Chemical Products ($760k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho United States+$50MDiamonds
Top Product Potential United States Lesotho+$1.18MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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

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

Product Space of Lesotho (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

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