Kazakhstan (KAZ) and Lesotho (LSO) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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In N/A, Kazakhstan did not export any services to Lesotho.

Lesotho-Kazakhstan Trade: In N/A, Lesotho exported $10.9k to Kazakhstan. The main products that Lesotho exported to Kazakhstan were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($9.8k) and Electrical Transformers ($1.13k). Over the past N/A years the exports of Lesotho to Kazakhstan have decreased at an annualized rate of 14%, from $123k in N/A to $10.9k in N/A.

In N/A, Lesotho did not export any services to Kazakhstan.

Comparison In 2022, Kazakhstan ranked 73 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.17), and 45 in total exports ($98.7B). 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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Kazakhstan does not register exports to Lesotho.

In 2017, Lesotho exported $10.9k to Kazakhstan. The main products exported from Lesotho to Kazakhstan were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($9.8k) and Electrical Transformers ($1.13k). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Kazakhstan have decreased at an annualized rate of 14%, from $123k in 2022 to $10.9k in 2017.

Exports from Kazakhstan () to Lesotho () (2022)

Exports from Lesotho () to Kazakhstan () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

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Kazakhstan
Top DestinationChina$13.4B

Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kazakhstan than Lesotho included China ($13.4B), Italy ($12.4B), and Russia ($8.78B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Kazakhstan included South Africa ($434M), Eswatini ($11.3M), and Botswana ($3.11M).

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

Comparative Advantage Kazakhstan - Lesotho

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

During 2017, Lesotho had a large net trade with Kazakhstan in the exports of Machines ($10.9k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kazakhstan Lesotho+$2.54kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Lesotho Kazakhstan+$40.8kLow-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 Kazakhstan and Lesotho. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kazakhstan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Lesotho. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Lesotho indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kazakhstan.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kazakhstan () to Lesotho () (2022)

Exports from Lesotho () to Kazakhstan () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kazakhstan - Lesotho

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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