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GDP
$2.55BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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3.06%CURRENT US$
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$44.3BCURRENT US$
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47%CURRENT US$
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$1,107CURRENT US$
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-8.17%CURRENT US$
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$1,588CURRENT US$
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10.8%CURRENT US$
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Lesotho-Cameroon Trade: In 2021, Lesotho exported $24 to Cameroon. The main products that Lesotho exported to Cameroon were N/A. Over the past 6 years the exports of Lesotho to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 57.7%, from $4.18k in 2015 to $24 in 2021.

In 2021, Lesotho did not export any services to Cameroon.

Cameroon-Lesotho Trade: In 2021, Cameroon exported $1.52k to Lesotho. The main products that Cameroon exported to Lesotho were N/A. Over the past 6 years the exports of Cameroon to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 83.5%,  from $73 in 2015 to $1.52k in 2021.

In 2021, Cameroon 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, Cameroon ranked 113 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.01), and 117 in total exports ($6.95B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2021, Lesotho exported $24 to Cameroon. There were not main exports from Lesotho to Cameroon in 2021. During the last 6 years the exports of Lesotho to Cameroon have decreased at an annualized rate of 57.7%, from $4.18k in 2015 to $24 in 2021.

In 2016, Cameroon exported $1.52k to Lesotho. There were not main exports from Cameroon to Lesotho in 2016. During the last 5 years the exports of Cameroon to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 83.5%, from $73 in 2021 to $1.52k in 2016.

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to Cameroon (Flag) (2021)

Exports from Cameroon (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2021)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$434M
Cameroon
Top Destination
Netherlands$1.31B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Cameroon included South Africa ($434M), United States ($327M), and Eswatini ($11.3M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Cameroon than Lesotho included Netherlands ($1.31B), France ($1.02B), and India ($974M).

Difference in imports from Cameroon (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Cameroon

Flow
Scale

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

During 2021, Lesotho had a large net trade with Cameroon in the exports of .

During 2016, Cameroon had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Cameroon+$2.08kKnit Women's Suits
Top Product Potential Cameroon Lesotho+$2.02kPetroleum 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

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Lesotho and Cameroon. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Lesotho indicates it has a comparative advantage over Cameroon. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Cameroon indicates it has a comparative advantage over Lesotho.

Product Space of Lesotho (Flag) and Cameroon (Flag) (2021)

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