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GDP
$12.6BCURRENT US$
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-3.33%CURRENT US$
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$2.55BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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3.06%CURRENT US$
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$4,911CURRENT US$
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-18.4%CURRENT US$
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$1,107CURRENT US$
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-8.17%CURRENT US$
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About

Namibia-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, Namibia exported $315k to Lesotho. The main products that Namibia exported to Lesotho were Metal Signs ($70.8k), Medical Instruments ($47.1k), and Wood Charcoal ($28.1k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Namibia to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.81%, from $383k in 2017 to $315k in 2022.

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

Lesotho-Namibia Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $442k to Namibia. The main products that Lesotho exported to Namibia were Non-Knit Women's Suits ($174k), Knit Men's Suits ($42.9k), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($37.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Namibia have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.9%,  from $1.05M in 2017 to $442k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Namibia ranked 94 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.63),  and 121 in total exports ($6.18B). That same year, Lesotho ranked 158 in total exports ($1.16B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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Trade between Namibia (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag)

Namibia Exports

Lesotho Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Namibia
Top Destination
South Africa$1.75B
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$434M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Namibia than Lesotho included South Africa ($1.75B), Botswana ($672M), and China ($628M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Namibia included United States ($327M), Belgium ($219M), and Eswatini ($11.3M).

Difference in imports from Lesotho (Flag) and Namibia (Flag) (2022)

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Namibia Lesotho+$34.7kDelivery Trucks
Top Product Potential Lesotho Namibia+$116kNon-Knit Women's Suits

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 Namibia and Lesotho. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Namibia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Lesotho. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Lesotho indicates it has a comparative advantage over Namibia.

Product Space of Namibia (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag) (NaN)

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