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2022
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Exports $281MRnk 5 / 125
2022
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Top Product $107MOptical Fibers and optical fibre bundles
2022
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Exports $39.6MRnk 180 / 219
2022
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Top Product $11.3MRecovered Paper
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.79Rnk 100 / 133
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.47Rnk 10 / 133
2022
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GDP$15.7BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH54.3%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$25.5TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH56.7%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC $2,088CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH33.4%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$76,399CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH47.5%CURRENT US$
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Laos-United States Trade: In 2022, Laos exported $281M to United States. The main products that Laos exported to United States were Optical Fibers and optical fibre bundles ($107M), Leather Footwear ($45.5M), and Eyewear ($21.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Laos to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 24.5%, from $93.8M in 2017 to $281M in 2022.

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

United States-Laos Trade: In 2022, United States exported $39.6M to Laos. The main products that United States exported to Laos were Recovered Paper ($11.3M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($7.43M), and Cars ($2.81M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Laos have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.59%,  from $44.3M in 2017 to $39.6M in 2022.

In 2022, United States 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 States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Laos exported $281M to United States. The main products exported from Laos to United States were Optical Fibers and optical fibre bundles ($107M), Leather Footwear ($45.5M), and Eyewear ($21.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Laos to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 24.5%, from $93.8M in 2017 to $281M in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $39.6M to Laos. The main products exported from United States to Laos were Recovered Paper ($11.3M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($7.43M), and Cars ($2.81M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Laos have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.59%, from $44.3M in 2022 to $39.6M in 2017.

Exports from Laos (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Laos (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Laos (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Laos Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Laos
Top DestinationThailand$3.29B
United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B

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

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Laos than from United States.

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Laos included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Laos (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Laos - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Laos had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Instruments ($129M), Footwear and Headwear ($64.5M), and Machines ($40.8M).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Laos in the exports of Paper Goods ($11.3M), Chemical Products ($9.32M), and Transportation ($2.92M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Laos United States+$45.8MTelephones
Top Product Potential United States Laos+$5.31MCars

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 States. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Laos indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Laos.

Product Space of Laos (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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