South Africa Imports from Lesotho was US$331.14 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Africa Imports from Lesotho - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.


South Africa Imports from Lesotho Value Year
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $99.09M 2024
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $45.70M 2024
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $44.96M 2024
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $35.37M 2024
Electrical, electronic equipment $32.56M 2024
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $19.58M 2024
Cotton $15.63M 2024
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $8.12M 2024
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $7.68M 2024
Plastics $2.84M 2024
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $2.79M 2024
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $2.63M 2024
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $2.54M 2024
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $2.44M 2024
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $2.19M 2024
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $1.23M 2024
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $1.14M 2024
Iron and steel $915.24K 2024
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $859.03K 2024
Headgear and $830.19K 2024
Aluminum $397.88K 2024
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $219.68K 2024
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $196.18K 2024
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $180.34K 2024
Knitted or crocheted fabric $167.66K 2024
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $147.29K 2024
Miscellaneous edible preparations $103.73K 2024
Pharmaceutical products $71.38K 2024
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $67.47K 2024
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $51.89K 2024
Articles of iron or steel $49.03K 2024
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $44.98K 2024
Commodities not specified according to kind $44.68K 2024
Glass and glassware $39.98K 2024
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $39.90K 2024
Live animals $30.42K 2024
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $29.12K 2024
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $27.10K 2024
Manmade filaments $26.29K 2024
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $17.98K 2024
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $14.1K 2024
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $12.11K 2024
Organic chemicals $9.91K 2024
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $9.44K 2024
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $8.55K 2024
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $7.38K 2024
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $6.12K 2024
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $3.78K 2024
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $3.58K 2024
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $3.48K 2024
Rubbers $2.54K 2024
Sugars and sugar confectionery $2.37K 2024
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $2.12K 2024
Cereals $1.26K 2024
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $946 2024
Aircraft, spacecraft $809 2024
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $747 2024
Miscellaneous chemical products $514 2024
Ores slag and ash $364 2024
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $274 2024
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $191 2024
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $189 2024
Manmade staple fibers $151 2024
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $84 2024
Clocks and watches $81 2024
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $54 2024
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $24 2024
Ceramic products $3 2024
Lac, gums, resins $170.22K 2023
Copper $28.88K 2023
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $19.56K 2023
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $1.53K 2023
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $850 2023
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $608 2023
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $288 2023
Silk $104 2023
Photographic or cinematographic goods $16 2023
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $9.17K 2022
Meat and edible meat offal $1.65K 2022
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $550 2022
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $2 2022
Fertilizers $10.11K 2021
Products of animal origin $7.95K 2021
Toys, games, sports requisites $3.03K 2021
Tin $61.08K 2020
Nickel $5.35K 2020
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $231 2020
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $66 2020
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $51 2020
Zinc $8 2020
Lead $869 2019
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $608 2019
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $311 2019
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $4 2018
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $67 2017
Cork and articles of cork $337 2015
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $110 2015




south africa Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade 21670.00 13000.00 52741.21 -36126.73 ZAR Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -0.60 -1.60 6.00 -7.50 percent of GDP [+]
Current Account -35600.00 -39300.00 305164.00 -241123.00 ZAR Million [+]
Exports 175749.91 165293.00 194076.08 55.80 ZAR Million [+]
Imports 154079.45 152294.38 184982.88 66.10 ZAR Million [+]
External Debt 173051.00 168354.00 185358.00 33262.00 USD Million [+]
Tourist Arrivals 1125559.00 1115585.00 1598893.00 29341.00 [+]
Gold Reserves 125.47 125.44 183.51 123.48 Tonnes [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 11700.00 7500.00 562292.00 -13910.00 ZAR Billion [+]
Weapons Sales 31.00 58.00 243.00 0.00 SIPRI TIV Million [+]
Terms of Trade 109.90 109.10 130.30 42.30 points [+]
Terrorism Index 0.00 0.00 3.68 0.00 Points [+]