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Top Product $117Textile Footwear
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Exports $380Rnk 90 / 107
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Top Product $228Non-Knit Men's Suits
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.42Rnk 124 / 133
2022
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GDP$14.6BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH-17.4%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$2.55BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH3.06%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $2,448CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH-34.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$1,107CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH-8.17%CURRENT US$
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In N/A, Republic of the Congo did not export any services to Lesotho.

Lesotho-Republic of the Congo Trade: In N/A, Lesotho exported $380 to Republic of the Congo. The main products that Lesotho exported to Republic of the Congo were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($228), Non-Knit Men's Shirts ($122), and Medical Instruments ($30). Over the past N/A years the exports of Lesotho to Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.36%,  from $475 in N/A to $380 in N/A.

In N/A, Lesotho did not export any services to Republic of the Congo.

Comparison In 2022,  Republic of the Congo ranked 124 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.42),  and 96 in total exports ($12.4B). That same year, Lesotho ranked 158 in total exports ($1.16B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

Republic of the Congo does not register exports to Lesotho. The main products exported from Republic of the Congo to Lesotho were Textile Footwear ($117).

In 2017, Lesotho exported $380 to Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Lesotho to Republic of the Congo were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($228), Non-Knit Men's Shirts ($122), and Medical Instruments ($30). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.36%, from $475 in 2022 to $380 in 2017.

Exports from Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Republic of the Congo
Top DestinationChina$4.82B
Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Republic of the Congo than Lesotho included China ($4.82B), India ($2.44B), and United Arab Emirates ($1.87B).

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

Difference in imports from Lesotho (Flag) and Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Republic of the Congo - Lesotho

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Republic of the Congo and Lesotho by product, considering products traded by both, Republic of the Congo and Lesotho.

During 2017, Lesotho had a large net trade with Republic of the Congo in the exports of Textiles ($350) and Instruments ($30).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Republic of the Congo Lesotho+$1.5kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Lesotho Republic of the Congo+$1.54kKnit 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

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

Product Space of Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

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