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About

Ethiopia-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $106k to Lesotho. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Lesotho were Cars ($52.6k), Other Cloth Articles ($38.5k), and Rubber Apparel ($4.32k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 56.3%, from $11.4k in 2017 to $106k in 2022.

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

Lesotho-Ethiopia Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $383k to Ethiopia. The main products that Lesotho exported to Ethiopia were Heavy Pure Woven Cotton ($380k), Insulated Wire ($1.94k), and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($839). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 1.31%,  from $350k in 2017 to $383k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72),  and 134 in total exports ($4.24B). 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 2022, Ethiopia exported $106k to Lesotho. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Lesotho were Cars ($52.6k), Other Cloth Articles ($38.5k), and Rubber Apparel ($4.32k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 56.3%, from $11.4k in 2017 to $106k in 2022.

In 2017, Lesotho exported $383k to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Lesotho to Ethiopia were Heavy Pure Woven Cotton ($380k), Insulated Wire ($1.94k), and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($839). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 1.31%, from $350k in 2022 to $383k in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag)

Ethiopia Exports

Lesotho Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ethiopia
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$723M
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$434M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Lesotho included United Arab Emirates ($723M), Saudi Arabia ($268M), and Germany ($274M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Ethiopia included South Africa ($434M), Belgium ($219M), and Eswatini ($11.3M).

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

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Lesotho

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Transportation ($52.9k), Textiles ($39.1k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($6.93k).

During 2017, Lesotho had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Textiles ($380k), Machines ($2.78k), and Stone And Glass ($157).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia Lesotho+$3.44kOther Furniture
Top Product Potential Lesotho Ethiopia+$8.12kLow-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 Ethiopia and Lesotho. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Ethiopia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Lesotho. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Lesotho indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ethiopia.

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

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