Overall Exports and Imports for Lesotho 2017
- The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 673 million.
- The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 2,066 million.
- At the HS6 digit level, 1,626 products are exported to 82 countries and 3,629 products are imported from 84 countries.
Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2017
The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Lesotho along with trade value are:
- Lesotho exported Men's or boys' trousers, breeches, etc, of cott , worth US$ 94,277.21 million.
- Lesotho exported Women's or girls' trousers, etc, of synthetic, , worth US$ 88,713.69 million.
- Lesotho exported Men's or boys' shirts of man-made fibres, knitt , worth US$ 40,930.38 million.
- Lesotho exported T-shirts, singlets, etc, of other textiles, nes , worth US$ 34,503.03 million.
- Lesotho exported Jerseys, pullovers, etc, of man-made fibres, kn , worth US$ 32,657.72 million.
The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Lesotho along with trade value are
- Lesotho imported Articles, iron or steel, nes , worth US$ 235,288.06 million.
- Lesotho imported Other paraffin wax... and similar products, nes , worth US$ 191,257.84 million.
- Lesotho imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth US$ 152,769.91 million.
- Lesotho imported Weft knits or crocheted fabrics of man-made fib , worth US$ 53,946.46 million.
- Lesotho imported Knitted or crocheted fabrics, =<30cm wide, non- , worth US$ 42,340.95 million.
Lesotho top 5 Export and Import partners 2017
The top five countries to which Lesotho exported 2017 along with the partner share in percentage are:
- Lesotho exports to South Africa worth US$ 331 million, with a partner share of 49.20 percent.
- Lesotho exports to United States worth US$ 306 million, with a partner share of 45.46 percent.
- Lesotho exports to Eswatini worth US$ 11 million, with a partner share of 1.70 percent.
- Lesotho exports to Germany worth US$ 6 million, with a partner share of 0.88 percent.
- Lesotho exports to Canada worth US$ 5 million, with a partner share of 0.80 percent.
The top five countries to which Lesotho imported goods 2017 along with the share in percentage are
- Lesotho imports from South Africa worth US$ 1,461 million, with a partner share of 70.74 percent.
- Lesotho imports from China worth US$ 307 million, with a partner share of 14.84 percent.
- Lesotho imports from Other Asia, nes worth US$ 109 million, with a partner share of 5.29 percent.
- Lesotho imports from India worth US$ 52 million, with a partner share of 2.54 percent.
- Lesotho imports from Japan worth US$ 34 million, with a partner share of 1.63 percent.
Lesotho Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2017
Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2017 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.
- Lesotho Raw materials exports are worth US$ 37 million, product share of 5.51%.
- Lesotho Raw materials imports are worth US$ 176 million, product share of 8.50%.
- Lesotho Intermediate goods exports are worth US$ 73 million, product share of 10.83%.
- Lesotho Intermediate goods imports are worth US$ 642 million, product share of 31.07%.
- Lesotho Consumer goods exports are worth US$ 509 million, product share of 75.65%.
- Lesotho Consumer goods imports are worth US$ 992 million, product share of 48.01%.
- Lesotho Capital goods exports are worth US$ 54 million, product share of 7.98%.
- Lesotho Capital goods imports are worth US$ 255 million, product share of 12.34%.
Lesotho Trade Indicators 2017
- Hirschman Herfindahl Market concentration index is 0.23.
- Index of export market penetration is 0.23.
- World Growth in percentage is 0.23 and Lesotho Country Growth is 10.18.
Lesotho Service Trade data from WDI 2019
- Lesotho, Service imports (BoP, current US$) is 422,306,393.24.
- Lesotho, Service exports (BoP, current US$) is 29,193,988.79.
- Lesotho, Imports of goods and services as percentage of GDP is 93.16 %.
- Lesotho, Exports of goods and services as percentage of GDP is 45.49 %.