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About

Lesotho-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $434M to South Africa. The main products that Lesotho exported to South Africa were Water ($62M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($44.3M), and Wool ($36.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 1.56%, from $402M in 2017 to $434M in 2022.

In 2022, Lesotho did not export any services to South Africa.

South Africa-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $1.46B to Lesotho. The main products that South Africa exported to Lesotho were Refined Petroleum ($220M), Electricity ($43.8M), and Poultry Meat ($37.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 3.12%,  from $1.25B in 2017 to $1.46B in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa 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, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Lesotho exported $434M to South Africa. The main products exported from Lesotho to South Africa were Water ($62M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($44.3M), and Wool ($36.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 1.56%, from $402M in 2017 to $434M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $1.46B to Lesotho. The main products exported from South Africa to Lesotho were Refined Petroleum ($220M), Electricity ($43.8M), and Poultry Meat ($37.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 3.12%, from $1.25B in 2022 to $1.46B in 2017.

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Lesotho (Flag) and South Africa (Flag)

Lesotho Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$434M
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Lesotho than from South Africa.

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Lesotho included China ($23.4B), United States ($10.9B), and Germany ($9.96B).

Difference in imports from South Africa (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Textiles ($253M), Foodstuffs ($67.7M), and Machines ($55.7M).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Mineral Products ($318M), Foodstuffs ($186M), and Vegetable Products ($169M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho South Africa+$5.44MKnit Women's Suits
Top Product Potential South Africa Lesotho+$1.98MCars

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

Product Space of Lesotho (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

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