Lesotho (LSO) and Rwanda (RWA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Lesotho-Rwanda Trade: In 2021, Lesotho exported $2.07k to Rwanda. The main products that Lesotho exported to Rwanda were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 48.4%, from $287 in 2016 to $2.07k in 2021.

In 2021, Lesotho did not export any services to Rwanda.

Rwanda-Lesotho In N/A, Rwanda did not export any products to Lesotho.

In 2021, Rwanda 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, Rwanda ranked 89 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.53), and 147 in total exports ($1.77B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2021, Lesotho exported $2.07k to Rwanda. There were not main exports from Lesotho to Rwanda in 2021. During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Rwanda have increased at an annualized rate of 48.4%, from $287 in 2016 to $2.07k in 2021.

Rwanda does not register exports to Lesotho. The main products exported from Rwanda to Lesotho were Travel Kits ($3.03k) and Buckwheat ($72).

Exports from Lesotho () to Rwanda () (2022)

Exports from Rwanda () to Lesotho () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Exports

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Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

Rwanda
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$568M

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Rwanda than Lesotho included United Arab Emirates ($568M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($450M), and Thailand ($83.9M).

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Rwanda

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

During 2021, Lesotho had a large net trade with Rwanda in the exports of .

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Rwanda+$1.37kKnit Women's Suits

Top Product Potential Rwanda Lesotho+$896Coffee

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Lesotho () to Rwanda () (2022)

Exports from Rwanda () to Lesotho () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Rwanda

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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