Annual International Trade Statistics by Country (HS)
Publication date: 2023-05-14
Reporting period: 2002 - 2022
Timeseries: 194 million
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Lesotho | Imports and Exports | World | ALL COMMODITIES | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2010 - 2021

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TOTAL. ALL COMMODITIESLesothoWorldExportsValue (US$)770,117,731.00678,192,781.00349,994,335.16818,116,230.16603,764,579.95638,298,740.37673,150,837.67706,099,639.78894,907,477.40837,285,557.21948,535,188.45
Value Growth, YoY (%)-11.93-48.39133.75-26.205.715.464.8926.73-6.4313.28
ImportsValue (US$)1,459,720,096.001,594,249,361.001,831,554,173.281,423,681,974.771,409,566,400.781,485,252,104.472,065,571,364.851,114,704,952.421,589,484,996.011,280,602,129.631,667,948,698.66
Value Growth, YoY (%)9.2114.88-22.26-0.995.3639.07-46.0342.59-19.4330.24

The value of merchandise exports from Lesotho totalled $ 948 million in 2021. Merchandise exports from Lesotho increased by 13.2% compared to 2020. Goods exports grew up by $ 111 million in 2021 (the value of merchandise exports from Lesotho amounted to $837 million in 2020)

Lesotho's exports 2021 by country

Top export destinations of commodities from Lesotho in 2021:

  • South Africa with a share of 44% (425 million US$)
  • USA with a share of 30% (286 million US$)
  • Belgium with a share of 18.4% (175 million US$)
  • Areas, nes with a share of 2.14% (20 million US$)
  • Swaziland with a share of 1.09% (10.3 million US$)
  • Germany - 7.7 million US$
  • Canada - 5.81 million US$
  • Botswana - 2.38 million US$
  • Mexico - 2.08 million US$
  • Egypt - 1.86 million US$

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

The value of merchandise imports to Lesotho totalled $ 1.66 billion in 2021. Merchandise imports to Lesotho increased by 30% compared to 2020. Goods imports grew up by $ 387 million in 2021 (the value of merchandise imports to Lesotho was equal to $1.28 billion in 2020)

Lesotho's imports 2021 by country

Top trading partners (import sources) of Lesotho in 2021:

  • South Africa with a share of 74% (1.24 billion US$)
  • China with a share of 8.62% (143 million US$)
  • Other Asia, nes with a share of 5.66% (94 million US$)
  • India with a share of 1.42% (23 million US$)
  • Japan with a share of 1.35% (22 million US$)
  • Hong Kong - 13.1 million US$
  • Vietnam - 11.5 million US$
  • Zambia - 10.6 million US$
  • United Arab Emirates - 10.3 million US$
  • Areas, nes - 9.29 million US$

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.

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