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Lesotho

  • Currency: Lesotho Loti(LSL)

    Capital: Maseru

  • Exchange Rate

    5.09

  • FDI

    -

Total merchandise trade
( million of US$ )
2005 2010 2015 2020
merchandise Export 651 878 929 (e) 934
merchandise trade balance -760 (e) -1 422 (e) -1 068 (e) -950

99.97%

Doughnut Consumed

Export structure by product group in 2017

(as% of total export)

  • Raw materials
  • Intermediate goods
  • Consumer goods
  • Capital goods

Overall Exports

673

Exports (in US$ Mil):

1,626

No. Of products:

82

No. Of partners:

Lesotho's Top 5 Export Partners

South Africa

49.2%

United States

45.46%

Eswatini

1.7%

Germany

0.88%

Canada

0.8%

Total merchandise trade
( million of US$ )
2005 2010 2015 2020
merchandise Import 1410 (e)2300 (e)1997 (e)1884
merchandise trade balance -760 (e)-1422 (e)-1068 (e)-950

3.54%

Doughnut Consumed

Import structure by product group in 2017

(as% of total import)

  • Raw materials
  • Intermediate goods
  • Consumer goods
  • Capital goods

Overall Imports

2,066

Imports (in US$ Mil):

3,629

No. Of products:

84

No. Of partners:

Lesotho's' Top 5 Import Partners

South Africa

70.74%

China

14.84%

India

2.54%

Japan

1.63%