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2022
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Exports $23.9kRnk 44 / 107
2022
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Top Product $15.3kNon-Knit Babies' Garments
2022
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Exports $132Rnk 42 / 0
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.32Rnk 51 / 133
2022
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GDP$2.55BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH3.06%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$68.4BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH44.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $1,107CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH-8.17%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$13,199CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH32.4%CURRENT US$
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Lesotho-Costa Rica Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $23.9k to Costa Rica. The main products that Lesotho exported to Costa Rica were Non-Knit Babies' Garments ($15.3k), Knit Men's Shirts ($8.01k), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($341). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Costa Rica have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.6%, from $46.9k in 2017 to $23.9k in 2022.

In 2022, Lesotho did not export any services to Costa Rica.

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

In 2022, Costa Rica 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, Costa Rica ranked 51 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.32), and 82 in total exports ($17.2B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Lesotho exported $23.9k to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Lesotho to Costa Rica were Non-Knit Babies' Garments ($15.3k), Knit Men's Shirts ($8.01k), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($341). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Costa Rica have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.6%, from $46.9k in 2017 to $23.9k in 2022.

Costa Rica does not register exports to Lesotho.

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to Costa Rica (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Costa Rica (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M
Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$6.83B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Costa Rica included South Africa ($434M), United Arab Emirates ($73.6M), and Eswatini ($11.3M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Lesotho included United States ($6.83B), Netherlands ($1.22B), and Guatemala ($821M).

Difference in imports from Costa Rica (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Costa Rica

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Textiles ($23.9k) and Plastics and Rubbers ($16).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Costa Rica+$18.4kKnit Men's Shirts
Top Product Potential Costa Rica Lesotho+$1.32kMedical Instruments

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

Product Space of Lesotho (Flag) and Costa Rica (Flag) (2022)

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