Jamaica (JAM) and Lesotho (LSO) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Jamaica-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, Jamaica exported $1.57k to Lesotho. The main products that Jamaica exported to Lesotho were Cars ($1.57k). Over the past 6 years the exports of Jamaica to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 31.5%, from $15.1k in 2016 to $1.57k in 2022.

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

Lesotho-Jamaica In N/A, Lesotho did not export any products to Jamaica.

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

Comparison In 2022, Jamaica ranked 72 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.17), and 145 in total exports ($1.95B). 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

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In 2022, Jamaica exported $1.57k to Lesotho. The main products exported from Jamaica to Lesotho were Cars ($1.57k). During the last 6 years the exports of Jamaica to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 31.5%, from $15.1k in 2016 to $1.57k in 2022.

Lesotho does not register exports to Jamaica. The main products exported from Lesotho to Jamaica were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($1.48k).

Exports from Jamaica () to Lesotho () (2022)

Exports from Lesotho () to Jamaica () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Jamaica
Top DestinationUnited States$1.11B

Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Jamaica than Lesotho included United States ($1.11B), Russia ($99.7M), and Canada ($81M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Jamaica included South Africa ($434M), Belgium ($219M), and United Arab Emirates ($73.6M).

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

Comparative Advantage Jamaica - Lesotho

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

During 2022, Jamaica had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Transportation ($1.57k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Jamaica Lesotho+$1.74kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Lesotho Jamaica+$6.95kLow-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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Jamaica () to Lesotho () (2022)

Exports from Lesotho () to Jamaica () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Jamaica - Lesotho

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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