Lesotho (LSO) and Jamaica (JAM) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Lesotho-Jamaica Trade: In 2022, Lesotho exported $1.48k to Jamaica. The main products that Lesotho exported to Jamaica were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($1.48k). Over the past 12 years the exports of Lesotho to Jamaica have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.94%, from $4.55k in 2010 to $1.48k in 2022.

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

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

In 2022, Jamaica 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, Jamaica ranked 72 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.17), and 145 in total exports ($1.95B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Lesotho exported $1.48k to Jamaica. The main products exported from Lesotho to Jamaica were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($1.48k). During the last 12 years the exports of Lesotho to Jamaica have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.94%, from $4.55k in 2010 to $1.48k in 2022.

Jamaica does not register exports to Lesotho. The main products exported from Jamaica to Lesotho were Cars ($1.57k).

Exports from Lesotho () to Jamaica () (2022)

Exports from Jamaica () to Lesotho () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

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Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

Jamaica
Top DestinationUnited States$1.11B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Lesotho than Jamaica included South Africa ($434M), Belgium ($219M), and United Arab Emirates ($73.6M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Jamaica than Lesotho included United States ($1.11B), Russia ($99.7M), and Canada ($81M).

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Jamaica

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

During 2022, Lesotho had a large net trade with Jamaica in the exports of Machines ($1.48k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Lesotho Jamaica+$6.95kLow-voltage Protection Equipment

Top Product Potential Jamaica Lesotho+$1.74kRefined 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Lesotho () to Jamaica () (2022)

Exports from Jamaica () to Lesotho () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Lesotho - Jamaica

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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