Lesotho (LSO) and Bolivia (BOL) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Lesotho-Bolivia Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $3.06k to Bolivia. The main products that Lesotho exported to Bolivia were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($1.89k), Office Machine Parts ($552), and Rubber Belting ($285). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Bolivia have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.35%, from $3.11k in 2017 to $3.06k in 2022.

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

Bolivia-Lesotho In false, Bolivia did not export any products to Lesotho.

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

Comparison In 2022, Lesotho ranked 158 in total exports ($1.16B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Bolivia ranked 106 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 93 in total exports ($13.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Lesotho exported $3.06k to Bolivia. The main products exported from Lesotho to Bolivia were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($1.89k), Office Machine Parts ($552), and Rubber Belting ($285). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Bolivia have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.35%, from $3.11k in 2017 to $3.06k in 2022.

Bolivia does not register exports to Lesotho.

Exports from Lesotho () to Bolivia () (2022)

Exports from Bolivia () to Lesotho () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

Bolivia
Top DestinationIndia$2.27B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Bolivia included South Africa ($434M), Eswatini ($11.3M), and Egypt ($4.09M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Bolivia than Lesotho included India ($2.27B), Brazil ($1.89B), and Argentina ($1.76B).

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Bolivia

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

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with Bolivia in the exports of Machines ($2.59k), Plastics and Rubbers ($424), and Transportation ($45).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Bolivia+$9.35kLow-voltage Protection Equipment

Top Product Potential Bolivia Lesotho+$1.84kPetroleum Gas

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Lesotho () to Bolivia () (2022)

Exports from Bolivia () to Lesotho () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Bolivia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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