Lesotho Trade Summary

2008 Data

Lesotho exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Lesotho

Overall Exports and Imports

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Exports (in US$ Mil): 710
No. Of products: 1,434
No. Of partners: 29
Importsmore »
Imports (in US$ Mil): 723
No. Of products: 3,249
No. Of partners: 27

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level

Exports (US$ Thousands)  
Women's or girls' tr ...121,161.13
Men's or boys' trous ...72,407.94
Jerseys, pullovers, ...55,009.11
Television receivers ...48,501.37
Diamonds non-industr ...38,402.17
Imports (US$ Thousands)
Petroleum oils, etc, ...32,132.16
Buses with a seating ...30,160.75
Parts for use with t ...18,315.63
Footwear with leathe ...18,116.87
Parts suitable for u ...15,398.27

Top 5 Export and Import partners

Market Trade (US$ Mil) Partner share(%)
United States375 52.80
South Africa284 40.07
Belgium38 5.37
Canada3 0.47
Madagascar3 0.40
Exporter Trade (US$ Mil) Partner share(%)
South Africa682 94.31
Japan18 2.48
Germany11 1.51
United States8 1.04
China1 0.16

Exports and Imports of Product Groups

Product Categories Exports Imports
Export(US$ Mil) Product share(%) Import(US$ Mil) Prod share(%) Weighted Average (%)
Raw materials67 9.43 81 11.23 0.03
Intermediate goods44 6.14 123 16.96 18.68
Consumer goods548 77.17 334 46.15 13.24
Capital goods51 7.17 162 22.40 2.92

Trade Indicators

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HH Market concentration index: 0.47
Index of export market penetration: 1.59
World Growth: -59.29
Country Growth: -12.86

Tariffs

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No Of Tariff Agreement: 4
Maximum Rate (%): 589.10
Simple Average (%): 10.20
Weighted Average (%): 12.06
Duty Free Imports (US$ Thousand): 29,428.96
Duty Free Tariff Lines Share (%): 47.81

Development Indicators

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GDP (current US$): 1,767
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$): 1,290.00
Trade Balance (% of GDP): -56.22
Trade Balance (current US$ Mil): -993.00
Trade in services (% of GDP): 25.60
Trade (% of GDP): 160.21