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$2.55BCURRENT US$
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3.06%CURRENT US$
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$688BCURRENT US$
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39%CURRENT US$
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$1,107CURRENT US$
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-8.17%CURRENT US$
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$18,321CURRENT US$
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40.8%CURRENT US$
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About

Lesotho-Poland Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $643k to Poland. The main products that Lesotho exported to Poland were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($283k), Perfume Plants ($80.9k), and Hemp Fibers ($79.6k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Poland have increased at an annualized rate of 59.2%, from $62.9k in 2017 to $643k in 2022.

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

Poland-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, Poland exported $51.5k to Lesotho. The main products that Poland exported to Lesotho were Hormones ($19.6k), Electrical Transformers ($5.96k), and Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($5.06k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Poland to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 150%,  from $528 in 2017 to $51.5k in 2022.

In 2022, Poland 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, Poland ranked 28 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.99), and 24 in total exports ($346B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Lesotho exported $643k to Poland. The main products exported from Lesotho to Poland were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($283k), Perfume Plants ($80.9k), and Hemp Fibers ($79.6k). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Poland have increased at an annualized rate of 59.2%, from $62.9k in 2017 to $643k in 2022.

In 2017, Poland exported $51.5k to Lesotho. The main products exported from Poland to Lesotho were Hormones ($19.6k), Electrical Transformers ($5.96k), and Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($5.06k). During the last 5 years the exports of Poland to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 150%, from $528 in 2022 to $51.5k in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Lesotho (Flag) and Poland (Flag)

Poland Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$434M
Poland
Top Destination
Germany$93.1B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Poland than Lesotho included Germany ($93.1B), Czechia ($22.4B), and France ($19.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Poland

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with Poland in the exports of Machines ($284k), Textiles ($277k), and Vegetable Products ($80.9k).

During 2017, Poland had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Chemical Products ($32.2k), Machines ($15.2k), and Textiles ($1.49k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Poland+$622kLow-voltage Protection Equipment
Top Product Potential Poland Lesotho+$7.33kTelephones

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

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

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