Egypt (EGY) and Lesotho (LSO) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Egypt-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, Egypt exported $29.9k to Lesotho. The main products that Egypt exported to Lesotho were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($27k), Computers ($2.23k), and Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($485). Over the past 6 years the exports of Egypt to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 52.7%, from $2.35k in 2016 to $29.9k in 2022.

In 2022, Egypt did not export any services to Lesotho.

Lesotho-Egypt Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $4.09M to Egypt. The main products that Lesotho exported to Egypt were Heavy Pure Woven Cotton ($4.09M) and Heavy Mixed Woven Cotton ($6). Over the past 6 years the exports of Lesotho to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 145%, from $7.76k in 2016 to $4.09M in 2022.

In 2022, Lesotho did not export any services to Egypt.

Comparison In 2022, Egypt ranked 69 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.1), and 59 in total exports ($53.9B). That same year, Lesotho ranked 158 in total exports ($1.16B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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In 2022, Egypt exported $29.9k to Lesotho. The main products exported from Egypt to Lesotho were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($27k), Computers ($2.23k), and Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($485). During the last 6 years the exports of Egypt to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 52.7%, from $2.35k in 2016 to $29.9k in 2022.

In 2017, Lesotho exported $4.09M to Egypt. The main products exported from Lesotho to Egypt were Heavy Pure Woven Cotton ($4.09M) and Heavy Mixed Woven Cotton ($6). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 145%, from $7.76k in 2022 to $4.09M in 2017.

Exports from Egypt () to Lesotho () (2022)

Exports from Lesotho () to Egypt () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Egypt
Top DestinationTurkey$4.23B

Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Egypt than Lesotho included Turkey ($4.23B), Italy ($3.32B), and Spain ($3B).

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

Difference in imports from Lesotho () and Egypt () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Egypt - Lesotho

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

During 2022, Egypt had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Chemical Products ($27k), Machines ($2.23k), and Textiles ($637).

During 2017, Lesotho had a large net trade with Egypt in the exports of Textiles ($4.09M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Egypt Lesotho+$10.9kVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

Top Product Potential Lesotho Egypt+$192kHeavy Pure Woven Cotton

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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Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Egypt and Lesotho. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Egypt indicates it has a comparative advantage over Lesotho. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Lesotho indicates it has a comparative advantage over Egypt.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Egypt () to Lesotho () (2022)

Exports from Lesotho () to Egypt () (2022)

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Trade between Egypt () and Lesotho ()

Egypt Exports

Lesotho Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Lesotho () and Egypt () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Egypt - Lesotho

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Egypt () and Lesotho () (2022)

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Egypt () to Lesotho () (2022)

Exports from Lesotho () to Egypt () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Egypt () and Lesotho ()

Egypt Exports

Lesotho Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Lesotho () and Egypt () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Egypt - Lesotho

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Egypt () and Lesotho () (2022)

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