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About

Laos-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, Laos exported $9.74M to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Laos exported to United Arab Emirates were Chlorides ($3.66M), Broadcasting Equipment ($3.07M), and Video Displays ($850k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Laos to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 25.1%, from $41.3M in 2017 to $9.74M in 2022.

In 2022, Laos did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates-Laos Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $3.72M to Laos. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Laos were Cars ($1.56M), Medical Instruments ($561k), and Broadcasting Equipment ($501k). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Laos have increased at an annualized rate of 1.52%,  from $3.45M in 2017 to $3.72M in 2022.

In 2022, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to Laos.

Comparison: In 2022,  Laos ranked 100 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.79), and 106 in total exports ($9.36B). That same year, United Arab Emirates ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.24), and 18 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Laos exported $9.74M to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Laos to United Arab Emirates were Chlorides ($3.66M), Broadcasting Equipment ($3.07M), and Video Displays ($850k). During the last 5 years the exports of Laos to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 25.1%, from $41.3M in 2017 to $9.74M in 2022.

In 2017, United Arab Emirates exported $3.72M to Laos. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Laos were Cars ($1.56M), Medical Instruments ($561k), and Broadcasting Equipment ($501k). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Laos have increased at an annualized rate of 1.52%, from $3.45M in 2022 to $3.72M in 2017.

Exports from Laos (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Laos (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Laos (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag)

Laos Exports

United Arab Emirates Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Laos
Top Destination
Thailand$3.29B
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
India$51B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Laos than United Arab Emirates included Cambodia ($207M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Laos included India ($51B), Japan ($40.9B), and China ($32.5B).

Difference in imports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Laos (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Laos - United Arab Emirates

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Laos and United Arab Emirates by product, considering products traded by both, Laos and United Arab Emirates.

During 2022, Laos had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Machines ($4.31M), Chemical Products ($3.66M), and Footwear and Headwear ($845k).

During 2017, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Laos in the exports of Transportation ($1.76M), Machines ($771k), and Instruments ($664k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Laos United Arab Emirates+$5.8MTelephones
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Laos+$1.89MCars

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

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

Product Space of Laos (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

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