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About

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

Lesotho-Dominican Republic Trade: In N/A, Lesotho exported $38.3k to Dominican Republic. The main products that Lesotho exported to Dominican Republic were Knit Men's Shirts ($15k), Knit Women's Shirts ($11.7k), and Knit Sweaters ($11.6k). Over the past N/A years the exports of Lesotho to Dominican Republic have increased at an annualized rate of 16.3%,  from $18k in N/A to $38.3k in N/A.

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

Comparison In 2023,  Dominican Republic ranked 62 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.04),  and 91 in total exports ($13.6B). 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

Dominican Republic does not register exports to Lesotho. The main products exported from Dominican Republic to Lesotho were Leather Footwear ($297) and Imitation Jewellery ($15).

In 2018, Lesotho exported $38.3k to Dominican Republic. The main products exported from Lesotho to Dominican Republic were Knit Men's Shirts ($15k), Knit Women's Shirts ($11.7k), and Knit Sweaters ($11.6k). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Dominican Republic have increased at an annualized rate of 16.3%, from $18k in 2023 to $38.3k in 2018.

Exports from Dominican Republic (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to Dominican Republic (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Dominican Republic
Top Destination
United States$7.08B
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$351M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Dominican Republic than Lesotho included United States ($7.08B), Switzerland ($885M), and Haiti ($856M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Dominican Republic included South Africa ($351M), Belgium ($295M), and United Arab Emirates ($95.4M).

Difference in imports from Lesotho (Flag) and Dominican Republic (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Dominican Republic - Lesotho

Flow
Scale

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

During 2018, Lesotho had a large net trade with Dominican Republic in the exports of Textiles ($38.3k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Dominican Republic Lesotho+$1.48kRolled Tobacco
Top Product Potential Lesotho Dominican Republic+$1.83kLow-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 Dominican Republic and Lesotho. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Dominican Republic indicates it has a comparative advantage over Lesotho. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Lesotho indicates it has a comparative advantage over Dominican Republic.

Product Space of Dominican Republic (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag) (2023)

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