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Lesotho Trade Summary

2022

Lesotho exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR LESOTHO 2022

Overall Exports and Imports for Lesotho 2022

Exports and imports of Lesotho in 2022 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 900 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 1,869 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,301 products were exported to 75 countries and 3,528 products were imported from 102 countries.

Lesotho top 5 Export and Import partners 2022

Top five countries to which Lesotho exported in 2022 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Lesotho exports to South Africa worth US$ 453 million, with a partner share of 50.38 percent.
  2. Lesotho exports to United States worth US$ 236 million, with a partner share of 26.21 percent.
  3. Lesotho exports to Belgium worth US$ 172 million, with a partner share of 19.15 percent.
  4. Lesotho exports to Eswatini worth US$ 11 million, with a partner share of 1.26 percent.
  5. Lesotho exports to Germany worth US$ 7 million, with a partner share of 0.78 percent.

Top five countries from which Lesotho imported goods in 2022 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Lesotho imports from South Africa worth US$ 1,446 million, with a partner share of 77.36 percent.
  2. Lesotho imports from China worth US$ 116 million, with a partner share of 6.21 percent.
  3. Lesotho imports from Other Asia, nes worth US$ 78 million, with a partner share of 4.18 percent.
  4. Lesotho imports from Zimbabwe worth US$ 72 million, with a partner share of 3.83 percent.
  5. Lesotho imports from India worth US$ 32 million, with a partner share of 1.70 percent.

Lesotho Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2022

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 172,199.84 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Lesotho exported Mineral waters and aerated waters, unsweetened , worth 85,641.80 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Lesotho exported Women's or girls' trousers, etc, of synthetic, , worth 77,883.95 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Lesotho exported Men's or boys' trousers, breeches, etc, of cott , worth 72,211.48 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Lesotho exported T-shirts, singlets, etc, of other textiles, nes , worth 47,742.99 (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 233,439.59 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Lesotho imported Cotton, not carded or combed , worth 94,424.86 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Lesotho imported Knitted or crocheted fabrics, =<30cm wide, non- , worth 52,339.12 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Lesotho imported Electrical energy , worth 42,863.33 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Lesotho imported Maize (corn) flour , worth 36,723.17 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2022

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2022 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2022

Tariffs imposed by Lesotho in 2022 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 60 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 4.21 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 3.40 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 798,052.48 and duty free tariff line items share was 65.94 percent.

Development Indicators 2022

Key Development Indicators of Lesotho in 2022 are below

  • Lesotho GDP in current US dollar was 2,553 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,260.00 .
  • Lesotho Trade balance: as % of GDP was not available.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was not available.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was not available .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 18.10 .

Trade Indicators 2022

Trade Indicators for Lesotho in 2022 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.24.
  • Index of export market penetration was 1.54.
  • World Growth in percentage was 5.18 and Lesotho Country Growth was 4.07 .