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About

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

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

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

Comparison In 2023,  Qatar ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.33),  and 36 in total exports ($118B). That same year, Lesotho ranked 158 in total exports ($1.14B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

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

Lesotho does not register exports to Qatar. The main products exported from Lesotho to Qatar were Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($2.66k), Molybdenum ($1.07k), and Hats ($1.01k).

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Qatar
Top Destination
China$20.9B
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$351M

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Qatar - Lesotho

Flow
Scale

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

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Qatar Lesotho+$3.08kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Lesotho Qatar+$2.53kDiamonds

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

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

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