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About

Argentina-Lesotho Trade: In 2018, Argentina exported $533k to Lesotho. The main products that Argentina exported to Lesotho were N/A. Over the past 7 years the exports of Argentina to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 48.2%, from $34k in 2011 to $533k in 2018.

In 2018, Argentina did not export any services to Lesotho.

Lesotho-Argentina Trade: In 2018, Lesotho exported $6.64k to Argentina. The main products that Lesotho exported to Argentina were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($3.74k) and Knit Women's Suits ($2.89k). Over the past 7 years the exports of Lesotho to Argentina have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.58%,  from $6.83k in 2011 to $6.64k in 2018.

In 2018, Lesotho did not export any services to Argentina.

Comparison In 2022,  Argentina ranked 61 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.064),  and 47 in total exports ($87.2B). That same year, Lesotho ranked 158 in total exports ($1.16B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2018, Argentina exported $533k to Lesotho. There were not main exports from Argentina to Lesotho in 2018. During the last 7 years the exports of Argentina to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 48.2%, from $34k in 2011 to $533k in 2018.

In 2017, Lesotho exported $6.64k to Argentina. The main products exported from Lesotho to Argentina were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($3.74k) and Knit Women's Suits ($2.89k). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Argentina have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.58%, from $6.83k in 2022 to $6.64k in 2017.

Exports from Argentina (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to Argentina (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Argentina (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag)

Argentina Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Argentina
Top Destination
Brazil$12.6B
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$434M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Argentina than Lesotho included Brazil ($12.6B), China ($8B), and United States ($6.99B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Argentina included Eswatini ($11.3M), Botswana ($3.11M), and Sudan ($24).

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

Comparative Advantage Argentina - Lesotho

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Scale

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

During 2018, Argentina had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of .

During 2017, Lesotho had a large net trade with Argentina in the exports of Machines ($3.74k) and Textiles ($2.89k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Argentina Lesotho+$2.58kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Lesotho Argentina+$2.29kLow-voltage Protection Equipment

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

Product Space of Argentina (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

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