Lesotho Imports from South Africa was US$1.37 Billion during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Lesotho Imports from South Africa - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on May of 2025.


Lesotho Imports from South Africa Value Year
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $276.12M 2023
Electrical, electronic equipment $82.38M 2023
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $81.52M 2023
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $78.31M 2023
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $65.62M 2023
Cereals $46.87M 2023
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $39.15M 2023
Plastics $37.56M 2023
Meat and edible meat offal $37.24M 2023
Articles of iron or steel $34.84M 2023
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $24.31M 2023
Cotton $23.71M 2023
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $23.71M 2023
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $23.27M 2023
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $23.15M 2023
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $22.72M 2023
Iron and steel $21.60M 2023
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $20.46M 2023
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $18.85M 2023
Sugars and sugar confectionery $17.93M 2023
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $17.80M 2023
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $17.44M 2023
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $16.65M 2023
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $16.04M 2023
Miscellaneous edible preparations $15.72M 2023
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $15.71M 2023
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $14.97M 2023
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $14.31M 2023
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $13.88M 2023
Pharmaceutical products $13.75M 2023
Manmade filaments $13.72M 2023
Miscellaneous chemical products $13.57M 2023
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $13.18M 2023
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $11.59M 2023
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $10.66M 2023
Rubbers $10.11M 2023
Fertilizers $9.88M 2023
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $9.39M 2023
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $9.23M 2023
Manmade staple fibers $8.08M 2023
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $7.98M 2023
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $7.34M 2023
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $7.09M 2023
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $6.54M 2023
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $5.80M 2023
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $5.18M 2023
Ceramic products $4.89M 2023
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $4.84M 2023
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $4.78M 2023
Aluminum $4.66M 2023
Knitted or crocheted fabric $4.53M 2023
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $4.04M 2023
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $3.94M 2023
Glass and glassware $3.38M 2023
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $3.19M 2023
Live animals $2.32M 2023
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $2.25M 2023
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $2.22M 2023
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $2.00M 2023
Organic chemicals $1.84M 2023
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $1.75M 2023
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $1.71M 2023
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $1.66M 2023
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $1.58M 2023
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $1.55M 2023
Toys, games, sports requisites $1.24M 2023
Copper $1.18M 2023
Headgear and $1.16M 2023
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $606.11K 2023
Ores slag and ash $386.78K 2023
Products of animal origin $350.47K 2023
Silk $251.89K 2023
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $251.51K 2023
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $214.18K 2023
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $185.43K 2023
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $172.93K 2023
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $167.44K 2023
Clocks and watches $167.41K 2023
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $141.41K 2023
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $118.58K 2023
Photographic or cinematographic goods $88.82K 2023
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $68.45K 2023
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $61.47K 2023
Commodities not specified according to kind $47.47K 2023
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $25.74K 2023
Aircraft, spacecraft $21.16K 2023
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $11.65K 2023
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $11.64K 2023
Zinc $10.94K 2023
Nickel $3.89K 2023
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $2.60K 2023
Lead $1.91K 2023
Cork and articles of cork $1.76K 2023
Lac, gums, resins $1.58K 2023
Tin $996 2023
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $836 2023
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $19 2023




lesotho Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade -3085.74 -3251.08 -563.93 -3958.98 LSL Million [+]
Current Account 557.83 335.37 1103.65 -1928.26 LSL Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -5.30 -11.50 14.65 -39.67 percent of GDP [+]
Imports 7752.57 7567.63 8216.70 1586.99 LSL Million [+]
Exports 4666.83 4316.55 5050.00 597.03 LSL Million [+]
External Debt 17741.33 17894.09 18453.39 0.00 LSL Million [+]
Terrorism Index 0.00 0.00 1.47 0.00 Points [+]