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$2.55BCURRENT US$
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3.06%CURRENT US$
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-7.22%CURRENT US$
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$1,107CURRENT US$
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-8.17%CURRENT US$
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$6,630CURRENT US$
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About

Lesotho-Colombia Trade: In 2021, Lesotho exported $86.8k to Colombia. The main products that Lesotho exported to Colombia were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Colombia have increased at an annualized rate of 356%, from $44 in 2016 to $86.8k in 2021.

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

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

In 2021, Colombia 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, Colombia ranked 58 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.11), and 53 in total exports ($60.3B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2021, Lesotho exported $86.8k to Colombia. There were not main exports from Lesotho to Colombia in 2021. During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Colombia have increased at an annualized rate of 356%, from $44 in 2016 to $86.8k in 2021.

Colombia does not register exports to Lesotho. The main products exported from Colombia to Lesotho were Sowing Seeds ($13k) and Perfume Plants ($13k).

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to Colombia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Colombia (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$434M
Colombia
Top Destination
United States$15.6B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Colombia than Lesotho included United States ($15.6B), Panama ($5.84B), and Netherlands ($3.67B).

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Colombia

Flow
Scale

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

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

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Colombia+$2.17kLow-voltage Protection Equipment
Top Product Potential Colombia Lesotho+$2.78kRefined 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

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

Product Space of Lesotho (Flag) and Colombia (Flag) (2022)

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