Lesotho Exports By Category

Lesotho's total Exports in 2023 were valued at US$829.90 Million, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Lesotho's main export partners were: South Africa, Belgium and the United States. The top three export commodities were: Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins; Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted and Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted. Total Imports were valued at US$1.72 Billion. In 2023, Lesotho had a trade deficit of US$891.71 Million.



Lesotho Exports By Category Value Year
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $195.78M 2023
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $181.34M 2023
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $129.07M 2023
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $75.12M 2023
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $48.10M 2023
Electrical, electronic equipment $39.05M 2023
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $33.11M 2023
Cotton $27.09M 2023
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $20.02M 2023
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $17.12M 2023
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $9.60M 2023
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $8.89M 2023
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $7.08M 2023
Plastics $4.65M 2023
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $3.41M 2023
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $3.28M 2023
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $2.59M 2023
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $2.47M 2023
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $2.33M 2023
Articles of iron or steel $2.32M 2023
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $1.68M 2023
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $1.51M 2023
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $1.38M 2023
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $1.33M 2023
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $1.11M 2023
Knitted or crocheted fabric $1.05M 2023
Headgear and $817.41K 2023
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $709.96K 2023
Aluminum $665.42K 2023
Glass and glassware $589.77K 2023
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $494.76K 2023
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $466.53K 2023
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $447.41K 2023
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $426.22K 2023
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $408.44K 2023
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $403.91K 2023
Commodities not specified according to kind $390.60K 2023
Iron and steel $387.95K 2023
Manmade staple fibers $299.65K 2023
Manmade filaments $279.81K 2023
Pharmaceutical products $276.52K 2023
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $264.46K 2023
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $238.60K 2023
Miscellaneous edible preparations $225.16K 2023
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $199.88K 2023
Live animals $170.34K 2023
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $162.46K 2023
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $156.32K 2023
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $150.21K 2023
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $91.94K 2023
Cereals $89.09K 2023
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $77.62K 2023
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $71.19K 2023
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $68.66K 2023
Rubbers $53.48K 2023
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $45.66K 2023
Sugars and sugar confectionery $33.33K 2023
Copper $32.80K 2023
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $32.55K 2023
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $28.74K 2023
Miscellaneous chemical products $25.28K 2023
Ceramic products $22.18K 2023
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $21.64K 2023
Meat and edible meat offal $21.04K 2023
Organic chemicals $16.07K 2023
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $14.96K 2023
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $13.45K 2023
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $12.54K 2023
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $11.08K 2023
Toys, games, sports requisites $10.49K 2023
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $4.66K 2023
Clocks and watches $3.07K 2023
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $1.51K 2023
Aircraft, spacecraft $1.44K 2023
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $1.07K 2023
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $633 2023
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $505 2023
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $294 2023
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $248 2023
Ores slag and ash $219 2023
Silk $129 2023
Lac, gums, resins $29 2023
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $19 2023
Photographic or cinematographic goods $16 2023
Fertilizers $10 2023
Products of animal origin $9 2023
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $1 2023
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $950 2022
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $444 2022
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $195 2022
Nickel $53 2021
Tin $59.51K 2020
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $1.04K 2020
Zinc $10 2020
Lead $455 2019
Cork and articles of cork $2.87K 2015
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $23 2015




Lesotho Handel Letzte Zuletzt Höchste Unterste Einheit
Handelsbilanzsaldo -3085.74 -3251.08 -563.93 -3958.98 Lsl Million [+]
Leistungsbilanzsaldo 557.83 335.37 1103.65 -1928.26 Lsl Million [+]
Leistungsbilanzsaldo (% BIP) -5.30 -11.50 14.65 -39.67 Prozent Des Bip [+]
Importe 7752.57 7567.63 8216.70 1586.99 Lsl Million [+]
Exporte 4666.83 4316.55 5050.00 597.03 Lsl Million [+]
Auslandsverschuldung 17741.33 17894.09 18453.39 0.00 Lsl Million [+]
Terrorismus Index 0.00 0.00 1.47 0.00 Punkte [+]
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