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2022
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Exports $380Rnk 90 / 107
2022
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Top Product $228Non-Knit Men's Suits
2022
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Exports $1.4kRnk 104 / 109
2022
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Top Product $117Textile Footwear
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.42Rnk 124 / 133
2022
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GDP$2.55BCURRENT US$
Rnk 163 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH3.06%CURRENT US$
Rnk 158 / 186
2022
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 GDP$14.6BCURRENT US$
Rnk 132 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH-17.4%CURRENT US$
Rnk 178 / 186
2022
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GDP PC $1,107CURRENT US$
Rnk 164 / 186
2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH-8.17%CURRENT US$
Rnk 160 / 186
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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Lesotho-Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, 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 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.36%, from $475 in 2017 to $380 in 2022.

In 2022, Lesotho did not export any services to Republic of the Congo.

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

In 2022, Republic of the Congo 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, Republic of the Congo ranked 124 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.42), and 96 in total exports ($12.4B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, 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 2017 to $380 in 2022.

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).

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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

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

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

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).

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, 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 Lesotho Republic of the Congo+$1.54kKnit Women's Suits
Top Product Potential Republic of the Congo Lesotho+$1.5kRefined Petroleum

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

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

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