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Lesotho-Israel Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $611k to Israel. The main products that Lesotho exported to Israel were Hemp Fibers ($569k) and Chemical Analysis Instruments ($42.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Israel have increased at an annualized rate of 342%, from $362 in 2017 to $611k in 2022.

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

Israel-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, Israel exported $666k to Lesotho. The main products that Israel exported to Lesotho were Office Machine Parts ($342k), Blank Audio Media ($129k), and Ink Ribbons ($76.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Israel to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 102%,  from $20k in 2017 to $666k in 2022.

In 2022, Israel 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, Israel ranked 20 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.23), and 49 in total exports ($76.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Lesotho exported $611k to Israel. The main products exported from Lesotho to Israel were Hemp Fibers ($569k) and Chemical Analysis Instruments ($42.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Lesotho to Israel have increased at an annualized rate of 342%, from $362 in 2017 to $611k in 2022.

In 2017, Israel exported $666k to Lesotho. The main products exported from Israel to Lesotho were Office Machine Parts ($342k), Blank Audio Media ($129k), and Ink Ribbons ($76.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Israel to Lesotho have increased at an annualized rate of 102%, from $20k in 2022 to $666k in 2017.

Exports from Lesotho (Flag) to Israel (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Israel (Flag) to Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

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Trade between Lesotho (Flag) and Israel (Flag)

Lesotho Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Lesotho
Top Destination
South Africa$434M
Israel
Top Destination
United States$20.3B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Israel included South Africa ($434M), Eswatini ($11.3M), and Lebanon ($163k).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Israel than Lesotho included United States ($20.3B), China ($5.53B), and Palestine ($4.6B).

Difference in imports from Israel (Flag) and Lesotho (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Israel

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Scale

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

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with Israel in the exports of Textiles ($569k) and Instruments ($42.2k).

During 2017, Israel had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Machines ($493k), Miscellaneous ($76.8k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($49.3k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Israel+$5.49kDiamonds
Top Product Potential Israel Lesotho+$22.7kComputers

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

Product Space of Lesotho (Flag) and Israel (Flag) (2022)

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