Lesotho Trade '22

Industrial property Agricultural products Transport Nonagricultural products Other commercial services Travel Merchandise trade Trade in commercial services

Trade Profiles 2022

GDP (million current US$, 2021) 2 464 Rank in world trade, 2021 Exports Imports GDP per capita (US$, 2019-2021) 1 101 Merchandise 151 156 Current account balance (% GDP, 2021) -9.3 excluding intra-EU trade 125 130 Trade per capita (US$, 2019-2021) 765 Commercial services 197 164 Trade (% GDP, 2019-2021) 69.4 excluding intra-EU trade 171 138 Value Million US$ 2021 1 064 2 051 2021 2021 0.00 0.01 Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports Value Value Top exported products (Million US$) 2020 Top imported products (Million US$) 2020 HS5101 Wool, not carded or combed 38 HS1102 Other cereal flours 39 HS1101 Wheat or meslin flour 16 HS0207 Meat and edible offal of poultry 25 HS5203 Cotton, carded or combed 7 HS2402 Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos 22 HS5102 Fine or coarse animal hair 5 HS1001 Wheat and meslin 21 HS1211 Plants and parts of plants 3 HS5201 Cotton, not carded or combed 18 Share in economy's trade in agricultural products Value Million US$ 2020 2010-2020 2019 2020 Exports 79 na 188 77 Imports 382 na 56 9 Value Value Top exported products (Million US$) 2020 Top imported products (Million US$) 2020 HS7102 Diamonds, whether or not worked 273 HS2710 Petroleum oils, other than crude 112 HS6203 Men's or boys' suits 101 HS1604 Prepared or preserved fish 58 HS6104 Women's or girls' suits, ensembles 94 HS6003 Knitted fabrics under 30 minus 6002 48 HS6110 Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans 34 HS3004 Medicaments in measured doses 47 HS6204 Women's or girls' suits 32 HS9018 Instruments for medical sciences 45 Share in economy's trade in non-agricultural products Value Million US$ 2020 2010-2020 2019 2020 Exports 753 na -13 25 Imports 1 110 na 14 10 By main commodity group, % (2020) By main destination, % (2020) By main origin, % (2020) Annual percentage change Annual percentage change

Merchandise exports, f.o.b. 2 -16 20 Merchandise imports, c.i.f. Annual percentage change 2010-2021 2020 2021 -1 -10 13 Share in world total imports (%) By main commodity group, % (2020) Share in world total exports (%) 0% 20% 40% HS7102 HS6203 HS6104 HS6110 HS6204 Exports 0% 5% 10% 15% HS2710 HS1604 HS6003 HS3004 HS9018 Imports 0% 5% 10% 15% HS1102 HS0207 HS2402 HS1001 HS5201 Imports 0% 20% 40% 60% HS5101 HS1101 HS5203 HS5102 HS1211 Exports Agricultural products: 9.4 Fuels and mining products: 0.2 Manufactures: 84.2 Other: 6.2 Agricultural products: 24.7 Fuels and mining products: 7.7 Manufactures: 50 Other: 17.6 European Union: 33.8 South Africa: 33.4 United States of America: 29.5 Eswatini: 0.9 Canada: 0.6 Other: 1.9 South Africa: 71.1 China: 8.5 Chinese Taipei: 5.5 European Union: 4.7 India: 3.3 Other: 7

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Value Million US$ 2021 17 400 2021 2021 0.00 0.01 Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports Value FATS sales 2021 Inward (million US$) na Outward (million US$) na Value Million US$ 2021 Exports 1 Imports 53 Exports Value Imports Value Share (%) By sea na By sea na na By air (2021) 0 By air (2021) 0 0.1 By other (2014) 0 By other (2021) 53 99.9 Value Million US$ 2021 Exports 8 Imports 289 Million US$ Value 2021 Other commercial services Exports 8 Imports 58 2021 Goods-related services Exports na Imports na Residents Total Residents Total Residents Total 1 na 1 68 902 970 12 na 12 Travel exports (Index 2010=100) na na 2020 Travel 2021 2010-2021 Transport exports (Index 2010=100) 13 -2 -15 11 Annual percentage change Share (%) na 88.5 0.0 na na -15 na na na 2010-2021 2020 2021 Annual percentage change By main services item, % (2021) By main origin -58 51 0 2010-2021 2020 8 Commercial services exports Commercial services imports -8 2021

By main services item, % (2021) By main destination Share in world total exports (%) Share in world total imports (%) Annual percentage change Transport Annual percentage change 2010-2021 2020 2021 -16 -16 -9 1 -70 25 -15 7 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY na na na 7 -15 -2 Non-residents Non-residents Non-residents Other Commercial Services and Goods-related Services 2020 -18 93 Annual percentage change 2010-2021 2021 2010-2021 2020 2021 na na -5 Exports of OCS by main item (2021) Patent applications, 2019 Trademark applications, 2020 Industrial design applications, 2018 0 100 200 300 2010 2014 2018 2021 Lesotho World 0 100 200 2010 2014 2018 2021 Lesotho World Transport: 3.4 Travel: 46.7 Other commercial services: 50 Goods-related services: 0 Transport: 13.2 Travel: 72.4 Other commercial services: 14.4 Goods-related services: 0 54.4 42.9 2.3 0.4 Other business services ICTs Intellectual property Other Lesotho 209 World Trade Organization – Trade Profiles 2022