Kenya (KEN) and Lesotho (LSO) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $421k to Lesotho. The main products that Kenya exported to Lesotho were Packaged Medicaments ($366k), Cars ($10.4k), and Decals ($7.64k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 33.1%, from $3.15M in 2017 to $421k in 2022.

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

Lesotho-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $288k to Kenya. The main products that Lesotho exported to Kenya were Heavy Mixed Woven Cotton ($121k), Heavy Pure Woven Cotton ($107k), and Artificial Filament Sewing Thread ($10.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 13.7%, from $152k in 2017 to $288k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022, Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B). That same year, Lesotho ranked 158 in total exports ($1.16B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Kenya exported $421k to Lesotho. The main products exported from Kenya to Lesotho were Packaged Medicaments ($366k), Cars ($10.4k), and Decals ($7.64k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 33.1%, from $3.15M in 2017 to $421k in 2022.

In 2017, Lesotho exported $288k to Kenya. The main products exported from Lesotho to Kenya were Heavy Mixed Woven Cotton ($121k), Heavy Pure Woven Cotton ($107k), and Artificial Filament Sewing Thread ($10.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 13.7%, from $152k in 2022 to $288k in 2017.

Exports from Kenya () to Lesotho () (2022)

Exports from Lesotho () to Kenya () (2022)

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Trade between Kenya () and Lesotho ()

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Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Lesotho included Uganda ($677M), Pakistan ($541M), and Netherlands ($502M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Kenya included South Africa ($434M), Belgium ($219M), and Eswatini ($11.3M).

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Lesotho

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

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Chemical Products ($366k), Machines ($17.6k), and Paper Goods ($11.5k).

During 2017, Lesotho had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Textiles ($258k), Machines ($25.3k), and Transportation ($3.97k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kenya Lesotho+$104kPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Lesotho Kenya+$40.7kLow-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 Kenya and Lesotho. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kenya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Lesotho. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Lesotho indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kenya.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Lesotho () (2022)

Exports from Lesotho () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Lesotho ()

Kenya Exports

Lesotho Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Lesotho

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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