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Exports $6.28MRnk 185 / 211
2022
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Top Product $3.88MCars
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Exports $776kRnk 17 / 107
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Top Product $557kNon-fillet Frozen Fish
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 2.07Rnk 1 / 133
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GDP$4.23TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH-32.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH3.06%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $33,815CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-31.2%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$1,107CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-8.17%CURRENT US$
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Japan-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $6.28M to Lesotho. The main products that Japan exported to Lesotho were Cars ($3.88M), Laboratory Reagents ($611k), and Delivery Trucks ($540k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 0.08%, from $6.26M in 2017 to $6.28M in 2022.

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

Lesotho-Japan Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $776k to Japan. The main products that Lesotho exported to Japan were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($557k), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($134k), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($32.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.81%,  from $850k in 2017 to $776k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07),  and 4 in total exports ($728B). That same year, Lesotho ranked 158 in total exports ($1.16B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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Overview In N/A, Japan exported ¥N/A and imported ¥N/A from Lesotho, resulting in a N/A trade balance of ¥N/A. Between N/A and N/A the exports of Japan have N/A by ¥N/A (N/A) from ¥N/A to ¥N/A, while imports N/A by ¥N/A (N/A) from ¥N/A to ¥N/A.

Trade In N/A, the top exports of Japan to Lesotho were Cars (¥31.7M), Commodities not elsewhere specified (¥23.7M), Raw Plastic Sheeting (¥11.2M), Buses (¥1.37M), and Delivery Trucks (¥1.27M). In N/A the top imports of Japan from Lesotho were .

Origins In N/A the exports of Japan were mainly from Kanagawa (¥33.7M), Aichi (¥29.4M), Chiba (¥5.68M), and Osaka (¥648k), while imports destinations were mainly Chiba (¥698k).

Growth In N/A, the N/A in Japan's year-by-year exports to Lesotho was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Delivery Trucks (¥-6.54M or -83.7%). In N/A, the N/A in Japan's year-by-year imports  from Lesotho was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in .

Latest Trade

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MAIN EXPORTER (N/A)Kanagawa¥33.7M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Japan. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Japan over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Japan exported $6.28M to Lesotho. The main products exported from Japan to Lesotho were Cars ($3.88M), Laboratory Reagents ($611k), and Delivery Trucks ($540k). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 0.08%, from $6.26M in 2017 to $6.28M in 2022.

In 2017, Lesotho exported $776k to Japan. The main products exported from Lesotho to Japan were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($557k), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($134k), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($32.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.81%, from $850k in 2022 to $776k in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$137B
Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Lesotho included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Japan - Lesotho

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

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Transportation ($4.61M), Chemical Products ($649k), and Machines ($509k).

During 2017, Lesotho had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Animal Products ($557k), Machines ($140k), and Textiles ($59.2k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan Lesotho+$1.96MCars
Top Product Potential Lesotho Japan+$501kNon-fillet Frozen Fish

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 Japan and Lesotho. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Lesotho. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Lesotho indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan.

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

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