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Lesotho Trade Summary

2018

Lesotho exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR LESOTHO 2018

Overall Exports and Imports for Lesotho 2018

Exports and imports of Lesotho in 2018 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 882 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 1,625 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,616 products were exported to 82 countries and 3,607 products were imported from 102 countries.

Lesotho top 5 Export and Import partners 2018

Top five countries to which Lesotho exported in 2018 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Lesotho exports to South Africa worth US$ 354 million, with a partner share of 40.13 percent.
  2. Lesotho exports to United States worth US$ 295 million, with a partner share of 33.40 percent.
  3. Lesotho exports to Belgium worth US$ 138 million, with a partner share of 15.62 percent.
  4. Lesotho exports to Unspecified worth US$ 65 million, with a partner share of 7.42 percent.
  5. Lesotho exports to Eswatini worth US$ 7 million, with a partner share of 0.79 percent.

Top five countries from which Lesotho imported goods in 2018 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Lesotho imports from South Africa worth US$ 1,124 million, with a partner share of 69.20 percent.
  2. Lesotho imports from Unspecified worth US$ 129 million, with a partner share of 7.93 percent.
  3. Lesotho imports from Other Asia, nes worth US$ 102 million, with a partner share of 6.30 percent.
  4. Lesotho imports from China worth US$ 98 million, with a partner share of 6.05 percent.
  5. Lesotho imports from India worth US$ 34 million, with a partner share of 2.10 percent.

Lesotho Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2018

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

  1. Lesotho exported Diamonds non-industrial unworked or simply sawn , worth 129,225.94 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Lesotho exported Women's or girls' trousers, etc, of synthetic, , worth 106,171.15 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Lesotho exported Men's or boys' trousers, breeches, etc, of cott , worth 98,312.51 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Lesotho exported Mineral waters and aerated waters, unsweetened , worth 70,733.36 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Lesotho exported Women's or girls' trousers, breeches, etc, of c , worth 32,548.09 (US$ Thousands).

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

  1. Lesotho imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 170,209.00 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Lesotho imported Knitted or crocheted fabrics, =<30cm wide, non- , worth 48,644.90 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Lesotho imported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth 40,200.17 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Lesotho imported Weft knits or crocheted fabrics of man-made fib , worth 39,978.97 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Lesotho imported Denim, with >=85% cotton, >200g/m2 , worth 30,882.82 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2018

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2018 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2018

Tariffs imposed by Lesotho in 2018 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 264.01 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 6.03 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 3.36 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 1,382,210.37 and duty free tariff line items share was 70.80 percent.

Development Indicators 2018

Key Development Indicators of Lesotho in 2018 are below

  • Lesotho GDP in current US dollar was 2,556 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,170.00 .
  • Lesotho Trade balance: as % of GDP was -45.01.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -1,151.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 142.63 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 20.56 .

Trade Indicators 2018

Trade Indicators for Lesotho in 2018 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.26.
  • Index of export market penetration was 1.35.
  • World Growth in percentage was 4.91 and Lesotho Country Growth was 6.82 .