Lesotho Export Profile: Data, Markets & Sectors | Yugalinks
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description: Explore Lesotho's export profile with OECD trade data: exports, top markets, HS2 and HS4 sectors, economy context, trade history, and calculated market signals.
keywords: Lesotho export profile
keywords: Lesotho export data
keywords: Lesotho trade data
keywords: Lesotho export markets
keywords: Lesotho HS2 exports
keywords: Lesotho HS4 exports
keywords: Lesotho trade balance
keywords: Lesotho economic profile
keywords: Lesotho export opportunities
keywords: OECD trade statistics
keywords: export market research
date modified: 2026-08-28T13:26:30.367Z
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Lesotho export capability profile
type: Dataset
description: Explore Lesotho's export profile with OECD trade data: exports, top markets, HS2 and HS4 sectors, economy context, trade history, and calculated market signals.
keywords: Lesotho export profile
keywords: Lesotho export data
keywords: Lesotho trade data
keywords: Lesotho export markets
keywords: Lesotho HS2 exports
keywords: Lesotho HS4 exports
keywords: Lesotho trade balance
keywords: Lesotho economic profile
keywords: Lesotho export opportunities
keywords: OECD trade statistics
keywords: export market research
temporal coverage: 2000/2024
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publisher: Yugalinks
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  legal name: Yugalinks Global Connect Private Limited
creator: Yugalinks
  type: Organization
  legal name: Yugalinks Global Connect Private Limited
license: https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/
citation: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28)
is based on: Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D
  type: Dataset
  license: https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/
  publisher: OECD
  citation: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28)
  has part: BACI bilateral trade flows (202601)
    type: Dataset
    license: https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf
    publisher: CEPII
    citation: Gaulier, G. and Zignago, S. (2010), BACI: International Trade Database at the Product-Level. The 1994-2007 Version, CEPII Working Paper No. 2010-23.
measurement technique: Reported country trade observations are combined with calculated growth, shares, concentration, tariff, partner-network, and exposure indicators. Calculated values are not additional reported trade.
variable measured: Country exports
variable measured: Country imports
variable measured: Trade balance
variable measured: Export destinations
variable measured: HS2 export sectors
variable measured: HS4 export lines
variable measured: Export partner network
variable measured: Trade history
variable measured: Economy and structural context
variable measured: Destination risk context
variable measured: Emerging corridor signals
variable measured: Market opportunity signals
variable measured: Market-access context
additional property: profile.year
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 2024
additional property: profile.country_iso3
  type: PropertyValue
  value: LSO
additional property: profile.exports_usd
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 985751880.2181003
additional property: profile.imports_usd
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 1713220136.5999088
additional property: profile.trade_balance_usd
  type: PropertyValue
  value: -727468256.3818085
additional property: profile.yoy_exports_growth_pct
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 3.432869729283694
additional property: profile.yoy_imports_growth_pct
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 6.534023473449357
additional property: profile.exports_cagr_3y_pct
  type: PropertyValue
  value: -0.03284705374364538
additional property: profile.imports_cagr_3y_pct
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 3.100069620441026
additional property: profile.export_partner_hhi
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 2499.5206879362786
additional property: profile.export_product_hhi
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 1319.603579517641
additional property: profile.momentum_score
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 2.393154694375492
additional property: profile.risk_score
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 19.0956213372696
additional property: profile.gdp_million_usd
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 2271.7594545110724
additional property: profile.gdp_per_capita_usd
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 971.9077182482897
additional property: profile.population
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 2337423
additional property: profile.labor_force
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Not reported
additional property: profile.investment_rate_pct
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Not reported
additional property: profile.savings_rate_pct
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Not reported
additional property: profile.secondary_education_pct
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Not reported
additional property: profile.tertiary_education_pct
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Not reported
additional property: profile.total_factor_productivity
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Not reported
additional property: profile.trade_openness_pct
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Not reported
additional property: profile.exports_gdp_pct
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Not reported
additional property: profile.num_active_partners
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 270
additional property: profile.num_fta_partners
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 17
additional property: profile.num_wto_partners
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 169
additional property: profile.num_eu_partners
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 28
additional property: profile.num_shared_border_partners
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 1
additional property: profile.num_shared_language_partners
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 77
additional property: profile.avg_partner_distance_km
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 8623.008230452675
additional property: profile.avg_partner_gdp_million_usd
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 533678518.3258193
additional property: profile.avg_partner_gdp_per_capita_usd
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 15.774186170212769
additional property: profile.avg_buyer_biz_entry_days
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Not reported
additional property: profile.avg_buyer_biz_entry_cost_pct
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Not reported
additional property: profile.pct_partners_with_fta
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 6.296296296296296
additional property: profile.pct_partners_shared_language
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 28.51851851851852
additional property: profile.pct_partners_shared_border
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 0.3703703703703704
additional property: profile.avg_applied_tariff_pct
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Not reported
additional property: profile.avg_mfn_tariff_pct
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Not reported
additional property: profile.avg_preferential_tariff_pct
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Not reported
additional property: profile.tariff_advantage_pp
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Not reported
additional property: profile.avg_distance_all_partners_km
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 8712.041905912874
additional property: profile.num_border_partners
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 24
additional property: profile.num_colonial_partners
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 20
additional property: profile.avg_substitution_elasticity
  type: PropertyValue
  value: -7.771327315394525

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FAQPage
main entity: What does the Lesotho export profile measure?
  type: Question
  accepted answer: Answer
    text: It combines reported exports, imports, history, destinations, HS2 sectors, partner context, and calculated indicators for Lesotho.
main entity: What is the latest reported export value for Lesotho?
  type: Question
  accepted answer: Answer
    text: Lesotho recorded $985.8M in reported exports in 2024.
main entity: Which markets receive the most exports from Lesotho?
  type: Question
  accepted answer: Answer
    text: South Africa leads by reported export value at $370.5M in 2024. Five destination lanes are highlighted.
main entity: Which sectors lead Lesotho's exports?
  type: Question
  accepted answer: Answer
    text: Precious stones and metals leads by reported value at $397.7M. Five HS2 chapters are highlighted.
main entity: How many years of Lesotho trade history are available?
  type: Question
  accepted answer: Answer
    text: This sample contains 25 observed annual rows covering 2000 through 2024. Missing observations are not estimated.
main entity: Are the growth and exposure values forecasts?
  type: Question
  accepted answer: Answer
    text: No. They are calculated or classified from reported observations, not forecasts or market-access guarantees.

profile.pct_products_high_elasticity
type: PropertyValue
value: 64.84165324745035

profile.pct_products_low_elasticity
type: PropertyValue
value: 4.079441760601181

profile.real_market_potential
type: PropertyValue
value: 55388.99932028754

profile.foreign_market_potential
type: PropertyValue
value: 12084.603013887261

exposure.country_iso3
type: PropertyValue
value: LSO

exposure.all_history_lane_count
type: PropertyValue
value: 515

exposure.current_lane_count
type: PropertyValue
value: 219

exposure.critical_lane_count
type: PropertyValue
value: 1

exposure.high_attention_lane_count
type: PropertyValue
value: 62

exposure.high_volatility_lane_count
type: PropertyValue
value: 160

exposure.unrecovered_drawdown_lane_count
type: PropertyValue
value: 68

exposure.declining_demand_lane_count
type: PropertyValue
value: 1

exposure.concentrated_market_lane_count
type: PropertyValue
value: 124

exposure.access_friction_lane_count
type: PropertyValue
value: 98

exposure.buyer_macro_weakness_lane_count
type: PropertyValue
value: 106

exposure.monitored_exports_current_usd
type: PropertyValue
value: 891813651.911534

exposure.attention_exports_usd
type: PropertyValue
value: 719138832.2440022

exposure.critical_exports_usd
type: PropertyValue
value: 14650123.500440642

exposure.high_volatility_exports_usd
type: PropertyValue
value: 264023349.66509044

exposure.unrecovered_drawdown_exports_usd
type: PropertyValue
value: 161333879.44359127

exposure.non_fta_exports_usd
type: PropertyValue
value: 585944479.9323624

exposure.monitored_attention_share_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: 80.63779139314401

exposure.monitored_critical_share_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: 1.6427337111333997

exposure.fta_covered_exports_share_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: 34.29477572801636

exposure.export_weighted_volatility_cv
type: PropertyValue
value: 0.9399740700782027

exposure.export_weighted_below_peak_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: 26.31883258948768

exposure.export_weighted_distance_km
type: PropertyValue
value: 7191.180570694163

exposure.export_weighted_tariff_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: Not reported

exposure.latest_data_year
type: PropertyValue
value: 2024

exposure.first_data_year
type: PropertyValue
value: 2000

exposure.country_years_count
type: PropertyValue
value: 25

exposure.total_exports_latest_usd
type: PropertyValue
value: 985751880.2181003

exposure.total_imports_latest_usd
type: PropertyValue
value: 1713220136.5999088

exposure.trade_balance_latest_usd
type: PropertyValue
value: -727468256.3818085

exposure.exports_yoy_latest_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: 3.432869729283694

exposure.exports_cagr_3y_latest_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: -0.03284705374364538

exposure.gdp_latest_million_usd
type: PropertyValue
value: 2271.7594545110724

exposure.gdp_per_capita_latest_usd
type: PropertyValue
value: 971.9077182482897

exposure.population_latest
type: PropertyValue
value: 2337423

exposure.investment_rate_latest_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: Not reported

exposure.savings_rate_latest_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: Not reported

exposure.trade_openness_latest_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: Not reported

exposure.exports_gdp_latest_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: Not reported

exposure.active_partners_latest
type: PropertyValue
value: 270

exposure.fta_partners_latest
type: PropertyValue
value: 17

exposure.foreign_market_potential_latest
type: PropertyValue
value: 12084.603013887261

exposure.gdp_5y_cagr_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: -1.015460014361902

exposure.gdp_per_capita_5y_cagr_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: -2.124279296956322

exposure.population_5y_cagr_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: 1.1328849224605975

exposure.partner_hhi_latest
type: PropertyValue
value: 2499.5206879362804

exposure.partner_top1_share_latest_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: 37.58532742284339

exposure.partner_top3_share_latest_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: 82.70062512087395

exposure.partner_hhi_all_avg
type: PropertyValue
value: 3967.3640310026262

exposure.partner_hhi_all_max
type: PropertyValue
value: 9099.541971529621

exposure.product_hhi_latest
type: PropertyValue
value: 1319.6035795176329

exposure.product_top1_share_latest_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: 34.29834961276318

exposure.product_top3_share_latest_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: 44.448571856447096

exposure.product_hhi_all_avg
type: PropertyValue
value: 1299.3926298682634

exposure.product_hhi_all_max
type: PropertyValue
value: 2006.3446422449233

exposure.total_exports_attention_share_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: 72.9533310233089

exposure.total_exports_critical_share_pct
type: PropertyValue
value: 1.486187730851628

exposure.attention_level
type: PropertyValue
value: High attention

exposure.primary_risk_driver
type: PropertyValue
value: Market access exposure

exposure.macro_resilience_label
type: PropertyValue
value: Economy and income contracted

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