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Finland-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, Finland exported $27.2k to Lesotho. The main products that Finland exported to Lesotho were Special Pharmaceuticals ($25.1k) and Semiconductor Devices ($2.09k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Finland to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.78%, from $40.7k in 2017 to $27.2k in 2022.

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

Lesotho-Finland Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $3 to Finland. The main products that Lesotho exported to Finland were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Finland have decreased at an annualized rate of 58.9%,  from $257 in 2017 to $3 in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Finland ranked 13 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.41),  and 46 in total exports ($89.9B). 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, Finland exported $27.2k to Lesotho. The main products exported from Finland to Lesotho were Special Pharmaceuticals ($25.1k) and Semiconductor Devices ($2.09k). During the last 5 years the exports of Finland to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.78%, from $40.7k in 2017 to $27.2k in 2022.

In 2016, Lesotho exported $3 to Finland. There were not main exports from Lesotho to Finland in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Finland have decreased at an annualized rate of 58.9%, from $257 in 2021 to $3 in 2016.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Finland (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag)

Finland Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Finland
Top Destination
Germany$9.99B
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$434M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Finland than Lesotho included Germany ($9.99B), Sweden ($9.1B), and United States ($9.17B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Finland included Eswatini ($11.3M).

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

Comparative Advantage Finland - Lesotho

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Finland had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Chemical Products ($25.1k) and Machines ($2.09k).

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

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Finland Lesotho+$2.73kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Lesotho Finland+$2.17kKnit 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 Finland and Lesotho. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Finland indicates it has a comparative advantage over Lesotho. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Lesotho indicates it has a comparative advantage over Finland.

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

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