Lesotho | Imports and Exports | World | Salt, pure sodium chloride, sea water | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
| Commodity | Reporter | Partner | Trade flow | Indicator | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| 2501. Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water | Lesotho | World | Exports | Value (US$) | 1,104.83 | 3,729.89 | 988.50 | 2,999.32 | 12,311.88 | 1,774.52 | 7,504.03 | 1,934.49 | 1,916.87 | 137.81 | 906.35 | |
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | 237.59 | -73.49 | 203.42 | 310.48 | -85.58 | 322.87 | -74.22 | -0.91 | -92.81 | 557.65 | ||||||
| Imports | Value (US$) | 1,947,824.00 | 1,852,959.66 | 1,361,149.25 | 915,936.21 | 1,298,635.15 | 1,522,061.28 | 1,528,599.33 | 1,302,466.52 | 1,111,649.29 | 1,282,272.07 | 1,262,256.35 | 1,643,506.54 | |||
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | -13.41 | -4.87 | -26.54 | -32.70 | 41.78 | 17.20 | 0.42 | -14.79 | -14.65 | 15.34 | -1.56 | 30.20 |
The value of exports of commodity group 2501 "Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water" from Lesotho totalled $ 906 in 2023. Sales of commodity group 2501 from Lesotho went up by 557% compared to 2022: exports of commodity group 2501 "Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water" went up by $ 768 (cumulative exports of commodity group 2501 from Lesotho amounted $137 in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 2501 amounted to 0.081% of total sales of group "" from Lesotho in 2023 (the value of exports of commodity group from Lesotho amounted to $1.11 million in 2023). The share of exports of commodity group 2501 in sales of commodity group from Lesotho increased by 0.07 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.01% in 2022, and exports of commodity group from Lesotho were $1.29 million).
Where does Lesotho export Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water?
Top export destinations of "Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water" from Lesotho in 2023:
- South Africa with a share of 67% (613 US$)
- Swaziland with a share of 32% (293 US$)
Exports structure of 2501 - Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water - from Lesotho in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 100% (906 US$): 250100 - Salt (incl. table salt & denatured salt) & pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution/cont. added anti-caking/free-flowing agents; sea water
The value of imports of commodity group 2501 "Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water" to Lesotho totalled $ 1.64 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 2501 to Lesotho went up by 30% compared to 2022: imports of commodity group 2501 "Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water" went up by $ 381 thousand (the value of imports of commodity group 2501 to Lesotho was equal to $1.26 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 2501 "Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water" accounted for 0.095% of total import flow to Lesotho (in 2023, total imports to Lesotho amounted to $ 1.72 billion). The share of commodity group 2501 in total imports to Lesotho increased by 0.027 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.067% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Lesotho were equal to $ 1.86 billion).
Imports of commodity group 2501 reached 6.67% of total imports of group "" to Lesotho in 2023 (imports of commodity group to Lesotho totalled $24 million in 2023). The share of purchases of commodity group 2501 in total imports of commodity group to Lesotho increased by 0.976 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 5.69% in 2022, and imports of commodity group to Lesotho accounted for $22 million).
Where does Lesotho import Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water from?
Top trading partners (import of "Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water") of Lesotho in 2023:
- South Africa with a share of 99% (1.62 million US$)
- Areas, nes - 12.8 thousand US$
- China - 830 US$
Imports structure of 2501 - Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water - to Lesotho in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 100% (1.64 million US$): 250100 - Salt (incl. table salt & denatured salt) & pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution/cont. added anti-caking/free-flowing agents; sea water
