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Laos: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

98 / 146

Importer Rank

109 / 145

Trade Balance Rank

63 / 145

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2016) $3,124,168,977
Total Imports (2016) $4,107,068,454
Trade Balance (2016) ($982,899,477)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2017) [2] 34.34%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2017) [2] 41.49%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
China $1,128,300,377
Thailand $977,424,983
Vietnam $538,066,483
India $87,453,594
Japan $57,950,231
Germany $50,863,375
United Arab Emirates $34,107,768
Swaziland $31,261,820
United Kingdom $24,850,385
Switzerland $23,837,200

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
Thailand $2,541,468,214
China $749,166,751
Vietnam $412,994,074
Japan $88,870,306
South Korea $80,352,741
Indonesia $55,541,470
Singapore $25,034,886
Hong Kong $20,242,901
United States $19,756,985
Germany $18,876,953

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(26) Ores $751,017,566
(74) Copper $377,617,050
(85) Electrical Machinery $342,096,455
(08) Fruit & Nuts $227,316,898
(22) Beverages $184,609,446
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $146,213,290
(28) Inorganic Chemicals $139,264,243
(07) Vegetables $117,701,936
(62) Apparel: Non Knit $106,560,024
(24) Tobacco $83,394,091

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(85) Electrical Machinery $666,433,962
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $663,793,112
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $617,259,387
(84) Industrial Machinery $373,992,797
(22) Beverages $199,596,193
(72) Iron & Steel $180,849,209
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $161,614,705
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $96,495,502
(10) Cereals $82,191,758
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $75,766,394

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2016) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 6/29/2018
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