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About

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

Lesotho-Kazakhstan Trade: In N/A, Lesotho exported $9.67k to Kazakhstan. The main products that Lesotho exported to Kazakhstan were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($9.58k), Iron Springs ($79), and Non-Knit Women's Coats ($9). Over the past N/A years the exports of Lesotho to Kazakhstan have increased at an annualized rate of 124%,  from $173 in N/A to $9.67k in N/A.

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

Comparison In 2023,  Kazakhstan ranked 71 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.18),  and 44 in total exports ($96.6B). That same year, Lesotho ranked 158 in total exports ($1.14B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

Kazakhstan does not register exports to Lesotho.

In 2018, Lesotho exported $9.67k to Kazakhstan. The main products exported from Lesotho to Kazakhstan were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($9.58k), Iron Springs ($79), and Non-Knit Women's Coats ($9). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Kazakhstan have increased at an annualized rate of 124%, from $173 in 2023 to $9.67k in 2018.

Exports from Kazakhstan (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to Kazakhstan (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kazakhstan
Top Destination
China$15.2B
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$351M

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 2023, countries that imported more from Kazakhstan than Lesotho included China ($15.2B), United Kingdom ($14.3B), and Russia ($9.78B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Kazakhstan included South Africa ($351M), Belgium ($295M), and Eswatini ($7.34M).

Difference in imports from Lesotho (Flag) and Kazakhstan (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Kazakhstan - Lesotho

Flow
Scale

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

During 2018, Lesotho had a large net trade with Kazakhstan in the exports of Machines ($9.58k), Metals ($79), and Textiles ($9).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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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

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.

Product Space of Kazakhstan (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag) (2023)

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