Lesotho (LSO) and Uganda (UGA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Lesotho-Uganda Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $43 to Uganda. The main products that Lesotho exported to Uganda were Bells and Other Metal Ornaments ($43). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 75.5%, from $48.4k in 2017 to $43 in 2022.

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

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

In 2022, Uganda 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, Uganda ranked 105 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.85), and 135 in total exports ($3.99B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Lesotho exported $43 to Uganda. The main products exported from Lesotho to Uganda were Bells and Other Metal Ornaments ($43). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Uganda have decreased at an annualized rate of 24.3%, from $470M in 2017 to $43 in 2022.

Uganda does not register exports to Lesotho.

Exports from Lesotho () to Uganda () (2022)

Exports from Uganda () to Lesotho () (2022)

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Trade between Lesotho () and Uganda ()

Lesotho Exports

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Uganda Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

Uganda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$1.22B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Uganda included South Africa ($434M), Belgium ($219M), and United States ($327M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uganda than Lesotho included United Arab Emirates ($1.22B), India ($464M), and Hong Kong ($350M).

Difference in imports from Uganda () and Lesotho () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Uganda

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

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with Uganda in the exports of Metals ($43).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Uganda+$1.55kKnit Women's Suits

Top Product Potential Uganda Lesotho+$1.37kElectricity

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Lesotho () to Uganda () (2022)

Exports from Uganda () to Lesotho () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Lesotho () and Uganda ()

Lesotho Exports

Uganda Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Uganda () and Lesotho () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Uganda

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Lesotho () and Uganda () (2022)

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