Lesotho (LSO) and Zambia (ZMB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Lesotho-Zambia Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $11.8k to Zambia. The main products that Lesotho exported to Zambia were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($6.35k), Non-Knit Men's Shirts ($2.53k), and Non-Knit Men's Coats ($1.99k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 50.4%, from $392k in 2017 to $11.8k in 2022.

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

Zambia-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, Zambia exported $7.88M to Lesotho. The main products that Zambia exported to Lesotho were Raw Cotton ($7.77M), Semiconductor Devices ($78.3k), and Laboratory Reagents ($20.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 40.7%, from $1.43M in 2017 to $7.88M in 2022.

In 2022, Zambia 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, Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7), and 88 in total exports ($14.8B).

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In 2022, Lesotho exported $11.8k to Zambia. The main products exported from Lesotho to Zambia were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($6.35k), Non-Knit Men's Shirts ($2.53k), and Non-Knit Men's Coats ($1.99k). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 50.4%, from $392k in 2017 to $11.8k in 2022.

In 2017, Zambia exported $7.88M to Lesotho. The main products exported from Zambia to Lesotho were Raw Cotton ($7.77M), Semiconductor Devices ($78.3k), and Laboratory Reagents ($20.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 40.7%, from $1.43M in 2022 to $7.88M in 2017.

Exports from Lesotho () to Zambia () (2022)

Exports from Zambia () to Lesotho () (2022)

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Trade between Lesotho () and Zambia ()

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Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

Zambia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$4.5B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than Lesotho included Switzerland ($4.5B), China ($2.6B), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.51B).

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Zambia

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

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Textiles ($11.1k), Machines ($512), and Footwear and Headwear ($99).

During 2017, Zambia had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Textiles ($7.77M), Machines ($89.5k), and Chemical Products ($20.7k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Zambia+$2.19kDiamonds

Top Product Potential Zambia Lesotho+$1.95kElectricity

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Lesotho () to Zambia () (2022)

Exports from Zambia () to Lesotho () (2022)

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Trade between Lesotho () and Zambia ()

Lesotho Exports

Zambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Zambia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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