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Exports $6Rnk 130 / 130
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Top Product $6Packaged Medicaments
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.084Rnk 58 / 132
2023
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GDP$2.12BCURRENT US$
Rnk 175 / 195
2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH-10.5%CURRENT US$
Rnk 181 / 195
2023
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 GDP$405BCURRENT US$
Rnk 36 / 195
2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH-19.1%CURRENT US$
Rnk 189 / 195
2023
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GDP PC $916CURRENT US$
Rnk 180 / 195
2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH-20.4%CURRENT US$
Rnk 179 / 195
2023
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GDP PC$4,466CURRENT US$
Rnk 125 / 196
2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH-28.2%CURRENT US$
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About

In N/A, Lesotho did not export any services to Iran.

Iran-Lesotho Trade: In N/A, Iran exported $6 to Lesotho. The main products that Iran exported to Lesotho were Packaged Medicaments ($6). Over the past N/A years the exports of Iran to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 49.6%,  from $731 in N/A to $6 in N/A.

In N/A, Iran did not export any services to Lesotho.

Comparison In 2023,  Lesotho ranked 158 in total exports ($1.14B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Iran ranked 58 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.084), and 92 in total exports ($13.2B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

Lesotho does not register exports to Iran.

In 2018, Iran exported $6 to Lesotho. The main products exported from Iran to Lesotho were Packaged Medicaments ($6). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 49.6%, from $731 in 2023 to $6 in 2018.

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to Iran (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Iran (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$351M
Iran
Top DestinationChina$4.59B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Iran included South Africa ($351M), Belgium ($295M), and United States ($228M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Iran than Lesotho included China ($4.59B), Turkey ($2.18B), and Pakistan ($943M).

Difference in imports from Iran (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Iran

Flow
Scale

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

During 2018, Iran had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Chemical Products ($6).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Iran+$2.2kLow-voltage Protection Equipment
Top Product Potential Iran Lesotho+$1.78kRefined 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 Iran. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Lesotho indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iran. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Iran indicates it has a comparative advantage over Lesotho.

Product Space of Lesotho (Flag) and Iran (Flag) (2023)

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