Lesotho | Imports and Exports | World | ALL COMMODITIES | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2010 - 2021

Exports structure from Lesotho in 2021 represented by the following main commodity groups:

• 29% (282 million US$): 61 - Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
• 18.4% (175 million US$): 71 - Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin
• 17.4% (165 million US$): 62 - Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
• 8.75% (83 million US$): 22 - Beverages, spirits and vinegar
• 4.95% (47 million US$): 51 - Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
• 4.94% (46 million US$): 85 - Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
• 3.39% (32 million US$): 52 - Cotton
• 2.86% (27 million US$): 63 - Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
• 2.36% (22 million US$): 84 - Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
• 0.981% (9.3 million US$): 87 - Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

What did Lesotho export in 2021?

Lesotho's Top Exports in 2021:

• 18.4% ($175 million): 7102 - Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set
• 13.3% ($127 million): 6104 - Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear), knitted or crocheted.
• 10.9% ($104 million): 6203 - Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear).
• 8.74% ($82 million): 2201 - Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snow.
• 4.89% ($46 million): 6109 - T-shirts, singlets and other vests, knitted or crocheted.
• 4.17% ($39 million): 6110 - Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waist-coats and similar articles, knitted or crocheted
• 4.04% ($38 million): 5101 - Wool, not carded or combed
• 3.47% ($32 million): 6204 - Women's or girls' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear)
• 3.38% ($32 million): 8536 - Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts
• 2.96% ($28 million): 6103 - Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear), knitted or crocheted

Imports structure to Lesotho in 2021 represented by the following main commodity groups:

• 13.5% (226 million US$): 27 - Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
• 7.75% (129 million US$): 60 - Knitted or crocheted fabrics
• 6.4% (106 million US$): 85 - Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
• 5.32% (88 million US$): 87 - Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
• 5.06% (84 million US$): 84 - Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
• 3.94% (65 million US$): 54 - Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials
• 3.37% (56 million US$): 52 - Cotton
• 3.03% (50 million US$): 62 - Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
• 2.95% (49 million US$): 73 - Articles of iron or steel
• 2.74% (45 million US$): 11 - Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten

What did Lesotho import in 2021?

Lesotho's Top Imports in 2021:

• 9.91% ($165 million): 2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils
• 3.79% ($63 million): 6003 - Knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width not exceeding 30 cm, other than those of heading 60.01 or 60.02.
• 3.26% ($54 million): 5407 - Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading 54.04
• 2.33% ($38 million): 6004 - Knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm, containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread, other than those of heading 60.01
• 2.3% ($38 million): 8703 - Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 87.02), including station wagons and racing cars
• 2.23% ($37 million): 2716 - Electrical energy. (optional heading)
• 1.97% ($32 million): 6217 - Other made up clothing accessories; parts of garments or of clothing accessories, other than those of heading 62.12
• 1.8% ($30 million): 1102 - Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin
• 1.73% ($28 million): 8704 - Motor vehicles for the transport of goods
• 1.68% ($28 million): 0207 - Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen.