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2022
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Exports $327MRnk 2 / 107
2022
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Top Product $82.4MKnit Women's Suits
2022
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Exports $8.07MRnk 195 / 219
2022
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Top Product $2.98MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.47Rnk 10 / 133
2022
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GDP$2.55BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH3.06%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$25.5TCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH56.7%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $1,107CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH-8.17%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$76,399CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH47.5%CURRENT US$
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Lesotho-United States Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $327M to United States. The main products that Lesotho exported to United States were Knit Women's Suits ($82.4M), Diamonds ($80.8M), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($50.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 0.87%, from $313M in 2017 to $327M in 2022.

In 2022, Lesotho did not export any services to United States.

United States-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, United States exported $8.07M to Lesotho. The main products that United States exported to Lesotho were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.98M), Laboratory Reagents ($912k), and Large Construction Vehicles ($646k). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 29.4%,  from $1.32M in 2017 to $8.07M in 2022.

In 2022, United States 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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Lesotho exported $327M to United States. The main products exported from Lesotho to United States were Knit Women's Suits ($82.4M), Diamonds ($80.8M), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($50.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 0.87%, from $313M in 2017 to $327M in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $8.07M to Lesotho. The main products exported from United States to Lesotho were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.98M), Laboratory Reagents ($912k), and Large Construction Vehicles ($646k). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 29.4%, from $1.32M in 2022 to $8.07M in 2017.

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

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

Lesotho Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M
United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B

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 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Lesotho than from United States.

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Lesotho included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - United States

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Scale

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

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Textiles ($243M), Precious Metals ($80.8M), and Machines ($2.29M).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Chemical Products ($4.23M), Machines ($1.61M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($858k).

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) (2022)

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