Mozambique (MOZ) and Lesotho (LSO) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mozambique-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, Mozambique exported $13.3M to Lesotho. The main products that Mozambique exported to Lesotho were Electricity ($9.04M), Raw Cotton ($2.51M), and Prepared Cotton ($1.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mozambique to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 5.84%, from $10M in 2017 to $13.3M in 2022.

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

Lesotho-Mozambique Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $716k to Mozambique. The main products that Lesotho exported to Mozambique were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($210k), Non-Knit Men's Shirts ($176k), and Delivery Trucks ($87.9k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Mozambique have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $349k in 2017 to $716k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022, Mozambique ranked 119 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.18), and 99 in total exports ($11.7B). That same year, Lesotho ranked 158 in total exports ($1.16B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Mozambique exported $13.3M to Lesotho. The main products exported from Mozambique to Lesotho were Electricity ($9.04M), Raw Cotton ($2.51M), and Prepared Cotton ($1.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mozambique to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 5.84%, from $10M in 2017 to $13.3M in 2022.

In 2017, Lesotho exported $716k to Mozambique. The main products exported from Lesotho to Mozambique were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($210k), Non-Knit Men's Shirts ($176k), and Delivery Trucks ($87.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Mozambique have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $349k in 2022 to $716k in 2017.

Exports from Mozambique () to Lesotho () (2022)

Exports from Lesotho () to Mozambique () (2022)

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Trade between Mozambique () and Lesotho ()

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Mozambique
Top DestinationIndia$2.62B

Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mozambique than Lesotho included India ($2.62B), South Korea ($954M), and Italy ($808M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Mozambique included Belgium ($219M), United States ($327M), and Egypt ($4.09M).

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

Comparative Advantage Mozambique - Lesotho

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

During 2022, Mozambique had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Mineral Products ($9.04M), Textiles ($4.21M), and Machines ($20.2k).

During 2017, Lesotho had a large net trade with Mozambique in the exports of Textiles ($525k), Transportation ($136k), and Metals ($39.5k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mozambique Lesotho+$2.15kElectricity

Top Product Potential Lesotho Mozambique+$1.86kKnit Women's Suits

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mozambique () to Lesotho () (2022)

Exports from Lesotho () to Mozambique () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Mozambique () and Lesotho ()

Mozambique Exports

Lesotho Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Mozambique - Lesotho

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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