Lesotho Exports 2023
Complete list of Lesotho's 105 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$1.15B
Total exports (2023)
#156
Global export rank
105
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Lesotho exported $1.15 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #156 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 105 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 97.6% of total export value. The leading export was non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set, valued at $417.81 million — 36.3% of the country's export portfolio.
The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All export destinations
105 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.
| # | Destination | 2023 export value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | $443.25M | 38.52% |
| 2 | Belgium | $223.84M | 19.45% |
| 3 | USA | $214.86M | 18.67% |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | $95.53M | 8.30% |
| 5 | India | $86.32M | 7.50% |
| 6 | China | $26.58M | 2.31% |
| 7 | Germany | $8.80M | 0.76% |
| 8 | Singapore | $8.07M | 0.70% |
| 9 | Canada | $7.87M | 0.68% |
| 10 | Eswatini | $7.58M | 0.66% |
| 11 | United Kingdom | $6.11M | 0.53% |
| 12 | France | $3.54M | 0.31% |
| 13 | Egypt | $2.58M | 0.22% |
| 14 | Botswana | $1.81M | 0.16% |
| 15 | Mexico | $1.41M | 0.12% |
| 16 | Other Asia, nes | $1.29M | 0.11% |
| 17 | Japan | $1.25M | 0.11% |
| 18 | Mozambique | $1.20M | 0.10% |
| 19 | Australia | $770,247 | 0.07% |
| 20 | Czechia | $753,696 | 0.07% |
| 21 | Netherlands | $628,612 | 0.05% |
| 22 | Thailand | $591,277 | 0.05% |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | $575,963 | 0.05% |
| 24 | Namibia | $495,212 | 0.04% |
| 25 | New Zealand | $444,622 | 0.04% |
| 26 | Israel | $443,560 | 0.04% |
| 27 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $320,538 | 0.03% |
| 28 | Cameroon | $319,027 | 0.03% |
| 29 | Serbia | $262,521 | 0.02% |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | $256,590 | 0.02% |
| 31 | Dem. Rep. of the Congo | $252,892 | 0.02% |
| 32 | Uruguay | $215,081 | 0.02% |
| 33 | Poland | $206,889 | 0.02% |
| 34 | Kenya | $205,997 | 0.02% |
| 35 | Zambia | $162,680 | 0.01% |
| 36 | Rwanda | $161,632 | 0.01% |
| 37 | Ireland | $148,806 | 0.01% |
| 38 | Spain | $146,342 | 0.01% |
| 39 | Malta | $123,138 | 0.01% |
| 40 | Madagascar | $117,105 | 0.01% |
| 41 | Curaçao | $116,464 | 0.01% |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | $109,569 | 0.01% |
| 43 | Niger | $106,848 | 0.01% |
| 44 | Switzerland | $89,976 | 0.01% |
| 45 | Rep. of Korea | $87,448 | 0.01% |
| 46 | Austria | $67,906 | 0.01% |
| 47 | Viet Nam | $64,143 | 0.01% |
| 48 | Costa Rica | $60,784 | 0.01% |
| 49 | Mauritius | $42,356 | 0.00% |
| 50 | Ghana | $41,418 | 0.00% |
| 51 | Lebanon | $39,778 | 0.00% |
| 52 | Dominican Rep. | $38,274 | 0.00% |
| 53 | Ukraine | $26,097 | 0.00% |
| 54 | Philippines | $20,592 | 0.00% |
| 55 | Colombia | $19,458 | 0.00% |
| 56 | Uganda | $17,784 | 0.00% |
| 57 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $17,779 | 0.00% |
| 58 | Ethiopia | $15,185 | 0.00% |
| 59 | Gabon | $14,644 | 0.00% |
| 60 | Hungary | $14,567 | 0.00% |
| 61 | Peru | $13,854 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Bahrain | $13,596 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Morocco | $13,248 | 0.00% |
| 64 | Türkiye | $11,975 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Qatar | $11,305 | 0.00% |
| 66 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $10,197 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | $9,672 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Slovakia | $9,113 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Kuwait | $8,444 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Guatemala | $8,413 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Brazil | $7,952 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Malaysia | $7,380 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Nigeria | $7,192 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Slovenia | $6,914 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Tunisia | $6,607 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Ecuador | $6,592 | 0.00% |
| 77 | El Salvador | $6,068 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Nicaragua | $5,926 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Sweden | $5,686 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Norway | $4,576 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Chile | $3,891 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Rep. of Moldova | $3,107 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Honduras | $3,010 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Côte d'Ivoire | $1,931 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Pakistan | $1,889 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Paraguay | $1,361 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Oman | $1,030 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Denmark | $906 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Malawi | $892 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Italy | $791 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Uzbekistan | $560 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | $440 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Indonesia | $341 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Portugal | $261 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Finland | $202 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Armenia | $171 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Sudan | $133 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | $96 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Luxembourg | $59 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | $49 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Congo | $27 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Bangladesh | $6 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Algeria | $5 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Brunei Darussalam | $4 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Jordan | $2 | 0.00% |
Top export products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 710231 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $417.81M | 36.31% |
| 2 | 220110 | Waters: mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured) | $68.30M | 5.94% |
| 3 | 620342 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $51.61M | 4.49% |
| 4 | 510119 | Wool: (other than shorn), greasy (including fleece-washed wool), not carded or combed | $38.62M | 3.36% |
| 5 | 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $37.17M | 3.23% |
| 6 | 610463 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted | $36.01M | 3.13% |
| 7 | 610520 | Shirts: men's or boys', of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted | $32.77M | 2.85% |
| 8 | 853620 | Electrical apparatus: automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $32.53M | 2.83% |
| 9 | 630493 | Furnishing articles: of synthetic fibres, not knitted or crocheted (excluding bedspreads and articles of heading no. 9404) | $32.47M | 2.82% |
| 10 | 710221 | Diamonds: industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $26.03M | 2.26% |
| 11 | 510111 | Wool: (not carded or combed), greasy (including fleece-washed wool), shorn | $24.49M | 2.13% |
| 12 | 710239 | Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $23.57M | 2.05% |
| 13 | 620462 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $21.39M | 1.86% |
| 14 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $14.27M | 1.24% |
| 15 | 610343 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted | $12.60M | 1.09% |
| 16 | 610910 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $11.79M | 1.02% |
| 17 | 510219 | Hair: fine animal hair, not carded or combed, other than of kashmir (cashmere) goats | $9.46M | 0.82% |
| 18 | 611030 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted | $8.34M | 0.72% |
| 19 | 520942 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, of yarns of different colours, weighing more than 200g/m2, denim | $8.20M | 0.71% |
| 20 | 710399 | Stones: precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, (other than rubies, sapphires and emeralds), worked other than simply sawn or roughly shaped, not strung, mounted or set | $7.97M | 0.69% |
| 21 | 853530 | Electrical apparatus: isolating and make-and-break switches, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $7.53M | 0.65% |
| 22 | 620349 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of textile materials (other than wool, fine animal hair, cotton or synthetic fibres), (not knitted or crocheted) | $6.94M | 0.60% |
| 23 | 520710 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, put up for retail sale | $6.77M | 0.59% |
| 24 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $6.75M | 0.59% |
| 25 | 610449 | Dresses: women's or girls', of textile materials (other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton, synthetic or artificial fibres), knitted or crocheted | $5.88M | 0.51% |
| 26 | 610462 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $5.30M | 0.46% |
| 27 | 030211 | Fish: fresh or chilled, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of 0302.9 | $5.15M | 0.45% |
| 28 | 620469 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of textile materials (other than wool, fine animal hair, cotton or synthetic fibres), (not knitted or crocheted) | $4.42M | 0.38% |
| 29 | 620322 | Ensembles: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $4.27M | 0.37% |
| 30 | 620520 | Shirts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $3.95M | 0.34% |
| 31 | 620319 | Suits: men's or boys', of textile materials n.e.c. in item no. 6203.1 (not knitted or crocheted) | $3.79M | 0.33% |
| 32 | 610322 | Ensembles: men's or boys', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $3.43M | 0.30% |
| 33 | 121190 | Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) n.e.c. in heading no. 1211, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered | $3.42M | 0.30% |
| 34 | 620630 | Blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $3.14M | 0.27% |
| 35 | 610510 | Shirts: men's or boys', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $3.11M | 0.27% |
| 36 | 030314 | Fish: frozen, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster), excluding fillets, meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $3.07M | 0.27% |
| 37 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $3.03M | 0.26% |
| 38 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $3.01M | 0.26% |
| 39 | 610342 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $2.88M | 0.25% |
| 40 | 620339 | Jackets and blazers: men's or boys', of textile materials n.e.c. in item no. 6203.3 (not knitted or crocheted) | $2.87M | 0.25% |
| 41 | 520513 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 232.56 but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 but not exceeding 52 metric number), not for retail sale | $2.84M | 0.25% |
| 42 | 620530 | Shirts: men's or boys', of man-made fibres (not knitted or crocheted) | $2.81M | 0.24% |
| 43 | 620199 | Anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles: men's or boys', of textile materials (other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres), other than those of heading no. 6203 (not knitted or crocheted) | $2.64M | 0.23% |
| 44 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $2.48M | 0.22% |
| 45 | 520300 | Cotton: carded or combed | $2.43M | 0.21% |
| 46 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $2.41M | 0.21% |
| 47 | 620439 | Jackets and blazers: women's or girls', of textile materials n.e.c. in item no. 6204.3 (not knitted or crocheted) | $2.36M | 0.21% |
| 48 | 841229 | Engines: hydraulic power engines and motors, other than linear acting (cylinders) | $2.34M | 0.20% |
| 49 | 848340 | Gears and gearing: (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately): ball or roller screws: gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters | $2.33M | 0.20% |
| 50 | 081090 | Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $2.30M | 0.20% |
| 51 | 611522 | Hosiery: panty hose and tights (other than graduated compression hosiery), of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn 67 decitex or more, knitted or crocheted | $2.15M | 0.19% |
| 52 | 611020 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $1.92M | 0.17% |
| 53 | 611219 | Track suits: of textile materials (other than cotton or synthetic fibres), knitted or crocheted | $1.91M | 0.17% |
| 54 | 392329 | Plastics: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics other than ethylene polymers | $1.88M | 0.16% |
| 55 | 230210 | Bran, sharps and other residues: of maize (corn), whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof | $1.81M | 0.16% |
| 56 | 610620 | Blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses: women's or girls', of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted | $1.72M | 0.15% |
| 57 | 640399 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $1.66M | 0.14% |
| 58 | 340600 | Candles, tapers and the like | $1.65M | 0.14% |
| 59 | 620590 | Shirts: men's or boys', of textile materials n.e.c. in heading no. 6205 (not knitted or crocheted) | $1.56M | 0.14% |
| 60 | 620332 | Jackets and blazers: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $1.56M | 0.14% |
| 61 | 620463 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted) | $1.54M | 0.13% |
| 62 | 620690 | Blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses: women's or girls', of textile materials n.e.c. in heading no. 6206 (not knitted or crocheted) | $1.52M | 0.13% |
| 63 | 853890 | Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $1.47M | 0.13% |
| 64 | 730840 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering or pit-propping | $1.46M | 0.13% |
| 65 | 081340 | Fruit, edible: fruit n.e.c. in heading no. 0812, dried | $1.46M | 0.13% |
| 66 | 870510 | Vehicles: crane lorries | $1.42M | 0.12% |
| 67 | 620432 | Jackets and blazers: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $1.42M | 0.12% |
| 68 | 620442 | Dresses: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $1.38M | 0.12% |
| 69 | 610469 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of textile materials (other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or synthetic fibres), knitted or crocheted | $1.34M | 0.12% |
| 70 | 530290 | Hemp (cannabis sativa L.): processed (other than retted) (but not spun), true hemp tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | $1.31M | 0.11% |
| 71 | 392310 | Plastics: boxes, cases, crates and similar articles for the conveyance or packing of goods | $1.28M | 0.11% |
| 72 | 090220 | Tea, green: (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $1.24M | 0.11% |
| 73 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $1.22M | 0.11% |
| 74 | 520523 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 232.56 but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 but not exceeding 52 metric number), not for retail sale | $1.21M | 0.11% |
| 75 | 110429 | Cereal grains: worked, other than rolled or flaked (e.g. Hulled, pearled, sliced or kibbled) of cereals, excluding oats and maize, and rice of heading no.1006 | $1.19M | 0.10% |
| 76 | 870850 | Vehicle parts: drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles: parts thereof | $1.18M | 0.10% |
| 77 | 620299 | Anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles: women's or girls', of textile materials n.e.c. in item no. 6202.9, other than those of heading no. 6204, (not knitted or crocheted) | $1.17M | 0.10% |
| 78 | 610442 | Dresses: women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $1.16M | 0.10% |
| 79 | 621149 | Track suits and other garments n.e.c.: women's or girls', of textile materials n.e.c. in item no. 6211.4 (not knitted or crocheted) | $1.14M | 0.10% |
| 80 | 610433 | Jackets: women's or girls', of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted | $1.13M | 0.10% |
| 81 | 610443 | Dresses: women's or girls', of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted | $1.11M | 0.10% |
| 82 | 847490 | Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts | $1.08M | 0.09% |
| 83 | 842959 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50 | $1.07M | 0.09% |
| 84 | 853810 | Electrical apparatus: parts (e.g. boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets, other bases), for goods of heading no. 8537, not equipped with their apparatus | $1.06M | 0.09% |
| 85 | 251620 | Sandstone:. whether or not roughly trimmed, cut, by sawing etc, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape | $1.05M | 0.09% |
| 86 | 611090 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of textile materials (other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or man-made fibres), knitted or crocheted | $994,867 | 0.09% |
| 87 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $989,105 | 0.09% |
| 88 | 611430 | Garments: of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted, n.e.c. in chapter 61 | $971,338 | 0.08% |
| 89 | 610349 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of textile materials (other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or synthetic fibres), knitted or crocheted | $952,972 | 0.08% |
| 90 | 610453 | Skirts and divided skirts: women's or girls', of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted | $941,322 | 0.08% |
| 91 | 848390 | Transmission components: toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately: parts | $940,157 | 0.08% |
| 92 | 520512 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 714.29 but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 but not exceeding 43 metric number), not for retail sale | $939,088 | 0.08% |
| 93 | 520623 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, less than 85% by weight of cotton, less than 232.56 but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 but not exceeding 52 metric number), not for retail sale | $926,476 | 0.08% |
| 94 | 621210 | Brassieres: whether or not knitted or crocheted | $912,506 | 0.08% |
| 95 | 610610 | Blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses: women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $894,803 | 0.08% |
| 96 | 110220 | Cereal flour: of maize (corn) | $885,684 | 0.08% |
| 97 | 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $872,427 | 0.08% |
| 98 | 620452 | Skirts and divided skirts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $860,036 | 0.07% |
| 99 | 640419 | Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials | $846,287 | 0.07% |
| 100 | 600622 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of cotton, dyed | $823,883 | 0.07% |