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Lesotho: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of Lesotho at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 1.9 billionGrowth +6.8% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:LS:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 1.1 billionGrowth −1.1% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:LS:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,157Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory7Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 200.7 million−6.9%BACI:LS:2710:1:2024
22716 Electrical energyUSD 59.1 million+34.6%BACI:LS:2716:1:2024
36003 Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabricsUSD 39.8 million+70.5%BACI:LS:6003:1:2024
48703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 39.0 million+5.5%BACI:LS:8703:1:2024
58704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 36.1 million−28.4%BACI:LS:8704:1:2024
68430 Moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tampingUSD 33.5 million+473.1%BACI:LS:8430:1:2024
70207 Meat and edible offal of poultryUSD 33.5 million+18.6%BACI:LS:0207:1:2024
81005 MaizeUSD 32.8 million+49.7%BACI:LS:1005:1:2024
91102 Cereal floursUSD 31.9 million−20.7%BACI:LS:1102:1:2024
106006 Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabricsUSD 28.2 million+17.2%BACI:LS:6006:1:2024
118538 Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solelyUSD 27.2 million+20.0%BACI:LS:8538:1:2024
123004 MedicamentsUSD 26.0 million+25.4%BACI:LS:3004:1:2024
135201 Cotton: not carded or combedUSD 25.6 million+21.8%BACI:LS:5201:1:2024
142523 Portland cement, aluminous cementUSD 24.9 million+18.2%BACI:LS:2523:1:2024
151001 Wheat and meslinUSD 23.4 million+2.6%BACI:LS:1001:1:2024
163402 Organic surface-active agentsUSD 22.4 million+27.6%BACI:LS:3402:1:2024
176004 Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width exceedingUSD 21.5 million−17.3%BACI:LS:6004:1:2024
181101 Wheat or meslin flourUSD 19.3 million+1.6%BACI:LS:1101:1:2024
195407 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarnUSD 18.0 million−30.3%BACI:LS:5407:1:2024
208517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 17.4 million+7.6%BACI:LS:8517:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
17102 Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or setUSD 380.8 million−19.8%BACI:LS:7102:2:2024
22201 Waters, including natural or artificial mineral watersUSD 80.7 million+157.1%BACI:LS:2201:2:2024
36203 Suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousersUSD 63.3 million−12.3%BACI:LS:6203:2:2024
45101 Wool, not carded or combedUSD 61.1 million−2.8%BACI:LS:5101:2:2024
56104 Suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, divided skirtsUSD 52.2 million−7.0%BACI:LS:6104:2:2024
66204 Suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, divided skirtsUSD 51.5 million+39.3%BACI:LS:6204:2:2024
78536 Electrical apparatus for switchingUSD 42.7 million+22.6%BACI:LS:8536:2:2024
86109 T-shirts, singlets and other vestsUSD 42.1 million−13.2%BACI:LS:6109:2:2024
96105 Shirts: men's or boys'USD 34.1 million−5.4%BACI:LS:6105:2:2024
106304 Furnishing articlesUSD 27.5 million−11.3%BACI:LS:6304:2:2024
116110 Jerseys, pullovers, cardigansUSD 16.2 million+40.8%BACI:LS:6110:2:2024
121101 Wheat or meslin flourUSD 15.5 million+9.2%BACI:LS:1101:2:2024
136103 Suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousersUSD 13.8 million−35.9%BACI:LS:6103:2:2024
146108 Slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamasUSD 13.0 million+2,217.0%BACI:LS:6108:2:2024
155209 Woven fabrics of cottonUSD 12.2 million+46.0%BACI:LS:5209:2:2024
166115 Hosiery: panty hoseUSD 11.4 million+241.1%BACI:LS:6115:2:2024
176206 Blouses, shirts and shirt-blousesUSD 10.1 million+79.1%BACI:LS:6206:2:2024
185207 Cotton yarnUSD 9.2 million+23.4%BACI:LS:5207:2:2024
195102 Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combedUSD 8.3 million−12.8%BACI:LS:5102:2:2024
208704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 7.9 million+315.9%BACI:LS:8704:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of Lesotho with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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