Sudan (SDN) and Lesotho (LSO) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Sudan-Lesotho Trade: In 2022, Sudan exported $189 to Lesotho. The main products that Sudan exported to Lesotho were Broadcasting Equipment ($189). Over the past 15 years the exports of Sudan to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.9%, from $31.2k in 2007 to $189 in 2022.

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

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

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

Comparison In 2022, Sudan ranked 123 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.35), and 123 in total exports ($5.52B). 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

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In 2022, Sudan exported $189 to Lesotho. The main products exported from Sudan to Lesotho were Broadcasting Equipment ($189). During the last 15 years the exports of Sudan to Lesotho have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.9%, from $31.2k in 2007 to $189 in 2022.

Lesotho does not register exports to Sudan. The main products exported from Lesotho to Sudan were Cleaning Products ($15) and Packaged Medicaments ($9).

Exports from Sudan () to Lesotho () (2022)

Exports from Lesotho () to Sudan () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Sudan
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$2.38B

Lesotho
Top DestinationSouth Africa$434M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sudan than Lesotho included United Arab Emirates ($2.38B), China ($877M), and Italy ($457M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Sudan - Lesotho

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

During 2022, Sudan had a large net trade with Lesotho in the exports of Machines ($189).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sudan Lesotho+$2.07kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Lesotho Sudan+$1.94kKnit 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Sudan () to Lesotho () (2022)

Exports from Lesotho () to Sudan () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Sudan - Lesotho

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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