Kenya (KEN) and Laos (LAO) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Kenya-Laos Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $494k to Laos. The main products that Kenya exported to Laos were Iron Stovetops ($494k). Over the past 9 years the exports of Kenya to Laos have increased at an annualized rate of 56%, from $9k in 2013 to $494k in 2022.

In 2022, Kenya did not export any services to Laos.

Laos-Kenya In N/A, Laos did not export any products to Kenya.

In 2022, Laos did not export any services to Kenya.

Comparison: In 2022, Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B). That same year, Laos ranked 100 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.79), and 106 in total exports ($9.36B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Trade

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

In 2022, Kenya exported $494k to Laos. The main products exported from Kenya to Laos were Iron Stovetops ($494k). During the last 9 years the exports of Kenya to Laos have increased at an annualized rate of 56%, from $9k in 2013 to $494k in 2022.

Laos does not register exports to Kenya. The main products exported from Laos to Kenya were Textile Footwear ($11.6k), Microphones and Headphones ($7.18k), and Used Clothing ($6.4k).

Exports from Kenya () to Laos () (2022)

Exports from Laos () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Laos ()

Kenya Exports

Date

Dec 2020

Jul 2020

Market Competitiveness

Color

Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

Laos
Top DestinationThailand$3.29B

This map shows whether countries import more from Kenya or Laos. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Kenya and Laos or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Laos included Uganda ($677M), Pakistan ($541M), and Netherlands ($502M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Laos than Kenya included Thailand ($3.29B), China ($2.73B), and Vietnam ($978M).

Difference in imports from Laos () and Kenya () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Laos

Flow

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HS4

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Year

This chart compares trade between Kenya and Laos by product, considering products traded by both, Kenya and Laos.

During 2022, Kenya had a large net trade with Laos in the exports of Metals ($494k).

Potential Exports

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HS4

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Highest Potential

Most Saturated

Section

Top Product Potential Kenya Laos+$2.76kRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Laos Kenya+$26.9kTextile Footwear

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Year

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Kenya and Laos. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kenya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Laos. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Laos indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kenya.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Kenya () to Laos () (2022)

Exports from Laos () to Kenya () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kenya () and Laos ()

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Laos () and Kenya () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kenya - Laos

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Kenya () and Laos () (2022)

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