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Exports $7.33MRnk 193 / 220
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Top Product $1.25MDelivery Trucks
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Exports $228MRnk 3 / 105
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Top Product $56.1MDiamonds
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.5Rnk 10 / 132
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GDP$27.7TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH64.2%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$2.12BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH-10.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $82,769CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH55%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$916CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-20.4%CURRENT US$
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About

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.

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.

Comparison In 2023,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5),  and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). That same year, Lesotho ranked 158 in total exports ($1.14B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as were at the forefront of exporting goods from Lesotho to the United States. Conversely, were notable for importing products to Lesotho from the United States.

Latest Trends

November, 2024

About

Overview In November 2024, United States exported $66.8k and imported $10.8M from Lesotho, resulting in a negative trade balance of $10.8M. Between November 2023 and November 2024 the exports of United States have decreased by $-35k (-34.4%) from $102k to $66.8k, while imports decreased by $-736k (-6.36%) from $11.6M to $10.8M.

Trade In November 2024, the top exports of United States to Lesotho were Chemical Analysis Instruments ($182k), Excavation Machinery ($32.4k), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered... ($13k), Blank Audio Media ($7.01k), and Commodities not elsewhere specified ($3.94k). In November 2024 the top imports of United States from Lesotho were Diamonds ($3.95M), Knit Men's Shirts ($3.69M), Knit Women's Suits ($3.54M), Knit T-shirts ($1.2M), and Knit Women's Shirts ($493k).

Origins In November 2024 the exports of United States were mainly from Wisconsin ($55.3k), North Carolina ($10.6k), Alabama ($0), California ($0), and Colorado ($0), while imports destinations were mainly Kentucky ($3.48M), California ($2.04M), New York ($1.97M), Florida ($962k), and New Jersey ($905k).

Growth In November 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year exports to Lesotho was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in . In November 2024, the decrease in United States's year-by-year imports  from Lesotho was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Knit Women's Suits ($-12.4M or -77.8%), Knit T-shirts ($-4.05M or -77.2%), and Knit Sweaters ($-2.04M or -86.5%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)$-35k(-34.4%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)$-736k(-6.36%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)Wisconsin$55.3k

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, 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 2018 to $7.33M in 2023.

In 2018, 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 2023 to $228M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage United States - Lesotho

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

During 2023, United States had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Transportation ($1.55M), Machines ($1.34M), and Chemical Products ($760k).

During 2018, Lesotho had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Textiles ($169M), Precious Metals ($56.1M), and Machines ($993k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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

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

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