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Lesotho Trade Summary

2009

Lesotho exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR LESOTHO 2009

Overall Exports and Imports for Lesotho 2009

Exports and imports of Lesotho in 2009 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 603 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 806 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,338 products were exported to 30 countries and 3,702 products were imported from 24 countries.

Lesotho top 5 Export and Import partners 2009

Top five countries to which Lesotho exported in 2009 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Lesotho exports to South Africa worth US$ 302 million, with a partner share of 50.16 percent.
  2. Lesotho exports to United States worth US$ 186 million, with a partner share of 30.85 percent.
  3. Lesotho exports to Canada worth US$ 91 million, with a partner share of 15.02 percent.
  4. Lesotho exports to Belgium worth US$ 10 million, with a partner share of 1.68 percent.
  5. Lesotho exports to Madagascar worth US$ 3 million, with a partner share of 0.50 percent.

Top five countries from which Lesotho imported goods in 2009 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Lesotho imports from South Africa worth US$ 770 million, with a partner share of 95.46 percent.
  2. Lesotho imports from Japan worth US$ 19 million, with a partner share of 2.40 percent.
  3. Lesotho imports from Germany worth US$ 9 million, with a partner share of 1.14 percent.
  4. Lesotho imports from United Kingdom worth US$ 2 million, with a partner share of 0.22 percent.
  5. Lesotho imports from United States worth US$ 1 million, with a partner share of 0.18 percent.

Lesotho Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2009

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Lesotho along with trade value are:

  1. Lesotho exported Men's or boys' trousers, breeches, etc, of cott , worth 73,721.16 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Lesotho exported Jerseys, pullovers, etc, of cotton, knitted or , worth 63,039.68 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Lesotho exported Women's or girls' trousers, breeches, etc, of c , worth 43,965.38 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Lesotho exported Parts for use with the apparatus of heading no. , worth 35,103.50 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Lesotho exported Television receivers including video monitors a , worth 32,994.49 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Lesotho along with trade value are

  1. Lesotho imported Buses with a seating capacity of more than nine , worth 38,699.07 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Lesotho imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 27,263.90 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Lesotho imported Crude soya-bean oil , worth 18,122.37 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Lesotho imported Motor vehicle parts nes , worth 12,525.79 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Lesotho imported Portland cement (excl. white) , worth 12,328.45 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2009

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2009 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2009

Tariffs imposed by Lesotho in 2009 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 553.26 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 9.88 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 10.32 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 70,485.28 and duty free tariff line items share was 44.75 percent.

Development Indicators 2009

Key Development Indicators of Lesotho in 2009 are below

  • Lesotho GDP in current US dollar was 1,741 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,180.00 .
  • Lesotho Trade balance: as % of GDP was -72.13.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -1,256.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 159.94 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 27.11 .

Trade Indicators 2009

Trade Indicators for Lesotho in 2009 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.50.
  • Index of export market penetration was 1.55.
  • World Growth in percentage was -12.22 and Lesotho Country Growth was -15.14 .