This page displays a table with Lesotho Imports By Category in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.



Lesotho Imports By Category Value Year
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $226.45M 2021
Knitted or crocheted fabric $129.40M 2021
Electrical, electronic equipment $106.88M 2021
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $88.88M 2021
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $84.43M 2021
Manmade filaments $65.79M 2021
Cotton $56.37M 2021
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $50.62M 2021
Articles of iron or steel $49.28M 2021
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $45.71M 2021
Pharmaceutical products $40.37M 2021
Meat and edible meat offal $38.45M 2021
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $37.33M 2021
Plastics $34.85M 2021
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $30.33M 2021
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $24.91M 2021
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $24.48M 2021
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $24.39M 2021
Iron and steel $24.20M 2021
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $23.03M 2021
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $22.74M 2021
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $22.43M 2021
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $21.67M 2021
Cereals $19.17M 2021
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $19.11M 2021
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $19.01M 2021
Miscellaneous chemical products $17.80M 2021
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $17.47M 2021
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $17.30M 2021
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $15.54M 2021
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $15.33M 2021
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $15.21M 2021
Rubbers $14.99M 2021
Miscellaneous edible preparations $14.66M 2021
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $14.49M 2021
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $14.14M 2021
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $13.03M 2021
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $11.39M 2021
Manmade staple fibers $10.62M 2021
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $10.57M 2021
Sugars and sugar confectionery $10.06M 2021
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $9.93M 2021
Fertilizers $9.87M 2021
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $9.59M 2021
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $8.02M 2021
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $7.65M 2021
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $6.22M 2021
Aluminum $5.90M 2021
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $5.76M 2021
Ceramic products $5.68M 2021
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $5.53M 2021
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $5.50M 2021
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $5.06M 2021
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $4.09M 2021
Glass and glassware $3.70M 2021
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $3.31M 2021
Live animals $3.23M 2021
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $2.61M 2021
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $2.27M 2021
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $2.22M 2021
Toys, games, sports requisites $2.18M 2021
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $1.77M 2021
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $1.59M 2021
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $1.56M 2021
Commodities not specified according to kind $1.51M 2021
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $1.45M 2021
Organic chemicals $1.38M 2021
Copper $1.27M 2021
Headgear and $1.19M 2021
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $659.89K 2021
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $524.78K 2021
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $490.78K 2021
Ores slag and ash $459.94K 2021
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $425.90K 2021
Silk $422.15K 2021
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $367.65K 2021
Clocks and watches $311.50K 2021
Products of animal origin $262.61K 2021
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $230.91K 2021
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $200.61K 2021
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $178.25K 2021
Photographic or cinematographic goods $155.57K 2021
Aircraft, spacecraft $145.57K 2021
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $61.10K 2021
Lac, gums, resins $35.90K 2021
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $35.20K 2021
Zinc $31.28K 2021
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $28.68K 2021
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $15.83K 2021
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $12.64K 2021
Tin $4.92K 2021
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $3.82K 2021
Cork and articles of cork $2.87K 2021
Nickel $2.41K 2021
Lead $839 2021
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $829 2021
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $260 2021




Lesotho Trade Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade -2714.13 -3347.12 -563.92 -3578.55 LSL Million [+]
Current Account -13.88 -1101.76 1225.42 -1748.23 LSL Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -3.80 -1.80 14.65 -39.67 percent of GDP [+]
Imports 7346.25 7299.73 7565.80 1586.99 LSL Million [+]
Exports 4632.12 3952.62 4632.12 597.03 LSL Million [+]
External Debt 15294.50 14473.80 15294.50 0.00 Million LSL [+]
Terrorism Index 0.00 0.00 1.47 0.00 Points [+]