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GDP
$44.3BCURRENT US$
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47%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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$1,588CURRENT US$
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10.8%CURRENT US$
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$1,107CURRENT US$
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-8.17%CURRENT US$
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About

Cameroon-Lesotho Trade: In 2021, Cameroon exported $1.52k to Lesotho. The main products that Cameroon exported to Lesotho were N/A. Over the past 19 years the exports of Cameroon to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 17.7%, from $61.7k in 2002 to $1.52k in 2021.

In 2021, Cameroon did not export any services to Lesotho.

Lesotho-Cameroon Trade: In 2021, Lesotho exported $24 to Cameroon. The main products that Lesotho exported to Cameroon were N/A. Over the past 19 years the exports of Lesotho to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 71.3%,  from $12.4k in 2002 to $24 in 2021.

In 2021, Lesotho did not export any services to Cameroon.

Comparison In 2022,  Cameroon ranked 113 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.01),  and 117 in total exports ($6.95B). 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

Depth
Value

In 2021, Cameroon exported $1.52k to Lesotho. There were not main exports from Cameroon to Lesotho in 2021. During the last 19 years the exports of Cameroon to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 17.7%, from $61.7k in 2002 to $1.52k in 2021.

In 2016, Lesotho exported $24 to Cameroon. There were not main exports from Lesotho to Cameroon in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 71.3%, from $12.4k in 2021 to $24 in 2016.

Exports from Cameroon (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2021)

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to Cameroon (Flag) (2021)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Cameroon
Top Destination
Netherlands$1.31B
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$434M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Cameroon than Lesotho included Netherlands ($1.31B), France ($1.02B), and India ($974M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Cameroon included South Africa ($434M), United States ($327M), and Eswatini ($11.3M).

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

Comparative Advantage Cameroon - Lesotho

Flow
Scale

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

During 2021, Cameroon had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of .

During 2016, Lesotho had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Cameroon Lesotho+$2.02kPetroleum Gas
Top Product Potential Lesotho Cameroon+$2.08kKnit 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 Cameroon and Lesotho. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Cameroon indicates it has a comparative advantage over Lesotho. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Lesotho indicates it has a comparative advantage over Cameroon.

Product Space of Cameroon (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag) (2021)

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