# Lesotho HS 481910 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 481910 exports from Lesotho: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Lesotho |
| HS6 | 481910 |
| Latest exports | $2.9M |
| Active destinations | 5 |
| Three-year growth | -8.4% |
| Destination HHI | 7,901 |
| Weighted share | 12.8% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Uganda at $183.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Eswatini at $428.7 / ton.
- Median reported price: $1.2K / ton.
- Price spread: 15,075.1%.

## Export history

- 2010: $2.2M
- 2011: $3.1M
- 2012: $4.2M
- 2013: $4.9M
- 2014: $3.6M
- 2015: $3.6M
- 2016: $3.8M
- 2017: $4.9M
- 2018: $5.4M
- 2019: $4.3M
- 2020: $2.3M
- 2021: $3.7M
- 2022: $3.2M
- 2023: $3.0M
- 2024: $2.9M

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

## Complete structured values

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