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Lesotho Trade

Latest trade data available from various sources.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Lesotho

Overall Exports and Imports for Lesotho 2022

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

Top 5 Products exports 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:

  • Lesotho exported Diamonds non-industrial unworked or simply sawn , worth 172,199.84 (US$ Thousands).
  • Lesotho exported Mineral waters and aerated waters, unsweetened , worth 85,641.80 (US$ Thousands).
  • Lesotho exported Women's or girls' trousers, etc, of synthetic, , worth 77,883.95 (US$ Thousands).
  • Lesotho exported Men's or boys' trousers, breeches, etc, of cott , worth 72,211.48 (US$ Thousands).
  • 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

  • Lesotho imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 233,439.59 (US$ Thousands).
  • Lesotho imported Cotton, not carded or combed , worth 94,424.86 (US$ Thousands).
  • Lesotho imported Knitted or crocheted fabrics, =<30cm wide, non- , worth 52,339.12 (US$ Thousands).
  • Lesotho imported Electrical energy , worth 42,863.33 (US$ Thousands).
  • Lesotho imported Maize (corn) flour , worth 36,723.17 (US$ Thousands).

Lesotho top 5 Export and Import partners 2022

The top five countries to which Lesotho exported 2022 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  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.

The top five countries to which Lesotho imported goods 2022 along with the share in percentage are

  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 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.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2022

Tariffs imposed by Lesotho in 2022 are below.

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

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) 2009

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  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.04.
  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.08.

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM)

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  • No Of NTM Measures is not available.
  • No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) is not available.

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB) .

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  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average for the year is not available.
  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average for the year is not available.

Lesotho World Development Indicators (WDI) 2022

Key Development Indicators of Lesotho in 2022 are below

WDI

Lesotho Doing Business 2019

  • The ease of doing business rank for Lesotho is 122.
  • The trade across border rank is 40.
Doing Business

Lesotho Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA), 2018

  • The CPIA Trade Ratings for 2018 is 4.
CPIA

LesothoLogistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016

  • The LPI score for Lesotho in 2016 is 2.03.
  • The LPI rank is 154.
LPI

Lesotho Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

  • Services Trade Restrictions Index (Over All) for Lesotho is 27.30.
SPRD