Lesotho (LSO) and Chile (CHL) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Lesotho-Chile Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $1.28k to Chile. The main products that Lesotho exported to Chile were Knit Men's Shirts ($777), Other Knit Garments ($217), and Hair Trimmers ($212). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Chile have decreased at an annualized rate of 62.2%, from $166k in 2017 to $1.28k in 2022.

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

Chile-Lesotho In N/A, Chile did not export any products to Lesotho.

In 2022, Chile 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, Chile ranked 74 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.18), and 44 in total exports ($99B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Lesotho exported $1.28k to Chile. The main products exported from Lesotho to Chile were Knit Men's Shirts ($777), Other Knit Garments ($217), and Hair Trimmers ($212). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Chile have decreased at an annualized rate of 62.2%, from $166k in 2017 to $1.28k in 2022.

Chile does not register exports to Lesotho.

Exports from Lesotho () to Chile () (2022)

Exports from Chile () to Lesotho () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Export Growth

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Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

Chile
Top DestinationChina$38.5B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Chile than Lesotho included China ($38.5B), United States ($13.9B), and Japan ($7.43B).

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Chile

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

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with Chile in the exports of Textiles ($1.07k), Machines ($212), and Vegetable Products ($2).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Chile+$6.71kKnit Men's Shirts

Top Product Potential Chile Lesotho+$2.17kRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Lesotho () to Chile () (2022)

Exports from Chile () to Lesotho () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Chile

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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