2022
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GDP
$2.55BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH
3.06%CURRENT US$
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2022
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$3.39TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH
85.2%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC 
$1,107CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH
-8.17%CURRENT US$
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$2,389CURRENT US$
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66.6%CURRENT US$
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About

Lesotho-India Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $2.06k to India. The main products that Lesotho exported to India were Labels ($1.86k), Other Non-Knit Clothing Accessories ($84), and Knitting Machine Accessories ($66). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to India have decreased at an annualized rate of 87.7%, from $74.2M in 2017 to $2.06k in 2022.

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

India-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, India exported $32.2M to Lesotho. The main products that India exported to Lesotho were Packaged Medicaments ($15.9M), Plastic Coated Textile Fabric ($4.94M), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($2.95M). Over the past 5 years the exports of India to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.28%,  from $32.7M in 2017 to $32.2M in 2022.

In 2022, India 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, India ranked 40 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.64), and 15 in total exports ($468B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Lesotho exported $2.06k to India. The main products exported from Lesotho to India were Labels ($1.86k), Other Non-Knit Clothing Accessories ($84), and Knitting Machine Accessories ($66). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to India have decreased at an annualized rate of 87.7%, from $74.2M in 2017 to $2.06k in 2022.

In 2017, India exported $32.2M to Lesotho. The main products exported from India to Lesotho were Packaged Medicaments ($15.9M), Plastic Coated Textile Fabric ($4.94M), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($2.95M). During the last 5 years the exports of India to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.28%, from $32.7M in 2022 to $32.2M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Lesotho (Flag) and India (Flag)

Lesotho Exports

India Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$434M
India
Top Destination
United States$82.9B

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

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Lesotho than from India.

In 2022, countries that imported more from India than Lesotho included United States ($82.9B), United Arab Emirates ($31.6B), and Netherlands ($17.6B).

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - India

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with India in the exports of Textiles ($1.97k), Machines ($79), and Instruments ($6).

During 2017, India had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Chemical Products ($16.9M), Textiles ($10.5M), and Mineral Products ($2.56M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Lesotho India+$9.67kDiamonds
Top Product Potential India Lesotho+$1.37MPackaged Medicaments

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

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

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