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About

Cote d'Ivoire-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, Cote d'Ivoire exported $2.74M to Lesotho. The main products that Cote d'Ivoire exported to Lesotho were N/A. Over the past 15 years the exports of Cote d'Ivoire to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 5.24%, from $1.27M in 2007 to $2.74M in 2022.

In 2022, Cote d'Ivoire did not export any services to Lesotho.

Lesotho-Cote d'Ivoire Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $1.93k to Cote d'Ivoire. The main products that Lesotho exported to Cote d'Ivoire were Non-Knit Men's Undergarments ($1.46k), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($452), and Non-Knit Active Wear ($8). Over the past 15 years the exports of Lesotho to Cote d'Ivoire have decreased at an annualized rate of 51.4%,  from $71.2k in 2007 to $1.93k in 2022.

In 2022, Lesotho did not export any services to Cote d'Ivoire.

Comparison In 2023,  Cote d'Ivoire ranked 114 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.08),  and 76 in total exports ($22.3B). 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

In 2022, Cote d'Ivoire exported $2.74M to Lesotho. There were not main exports from Cote d'Ivoire to Lesotho in 2022. During the last 15 years the exports of Cote d'Ivoire to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 5.24%, from $1.27M in 2007 to $2.74M in 2022.

In 2018, Lesotho exported $1.93k to Cote d'Ivoire. The main products exported from Lesotho to Cote d'Ivoire were Non-Knit Men's Undergarments ($1.46k), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($452), and Non-Knit Active Wear ($8). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Cote d'Ivoire have decreased at an annualized rate of 51.4%, from $71.2k in 2023 to $1.93k in 2018.

Exports from Cote d'Ivoire (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to Cote d'Ivoire (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Cote d'Ivoire (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag)

Cote d'Ivoire Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Cote d'Ivoire
Top Destination
Switzerland$3.88B
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$351M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Cote d'Ivoire than Lesotho included Switzerland ($3.88B), Netherlands ($1.99B), and Mali ($1.59B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Cote d'Ivoire included Eswatini ($7.34M), United Arab Emirates ($95.4M), and Botswana ($1.49M).

Difference in imports from Lesotho (Flag) and Cote d'Ivoire (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Cote d'Ivoire - Lesotho

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Cote d'Ivoire and Lesotho by product, considering products traded by both, Cote d'Ivoire and Lesotho.

During 2022, Cote d'Ivoire had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of .

During 2018, Lesotho had a large net trade with Cote d'Ivoire in the exports of Textiles ($1.47k), Machines ($452), and Chemical Products ($7).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Cote d'Ivoire Lesotho+$2.19kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Lesotho Cote d'Ivoire+$1.82kKnit 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 Cote d'Ivoire and Lesotho. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Cote d'Ivoire indicates it has a comparative advantage over Lesotho. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Lesotho indicates it has a comparative advantage over Cote d'Ivoire.

Product Space of Cote d'Ivoire (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag) (2023)

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