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Lao PDR Trade Summary

2012

Lao PDR exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR LAO PDR 2012

Overall Exports and Imports for Lao PDR 2012

Exports and imports of Lao PDR in 2012 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 1,597 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 2,598 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 530 products were exported to 62 countries and 2,614 products were imported from 60 countries.

Lao PDR top 5 Export and Import partners 2012

Top five countries to which Lao PDR exported in 2012 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Lao PDR exports to Thailand worth US$ 695 million, with a partner share of 43.50 percent.
  2. Lao PDR exports to Australia worth US$ 442 million, with a partner share of 27.67 percent.
  3. Lao PDR exports to Vietnam worth US$ 198 million, with a partner share of 12.42 percent.
  4. Lao PDR exports to China worth US$ 108 million, with a partner share of 6.75 percent.
  5. Lao PDR exports to Japan worth US$ 31 million, with a partner share of 1.91 percent.

Top five countries from which Lao PDR imported goods in 2012 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Lao PDR imports from Thailand worth US$ 1,299 million, with a partner share of 50.02 percent.
  2. Lao PDR imports from China worth US$ 518 million, with a partner share of 19.95 percent.
  3. Lao PDR imports from Vietnam worth US$ 363 million, with a partner share of 13.96 percent.
  4. Lao PDR imports from France worth US$ 131 million, with a partner share of 5.04 percent.
  5. Lao PDR imports from Japan worth US$ 72 million, with a partner share of 2.77 percent.

Lao PDR Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2012

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Lao PDR along with trade value are:

  1. Lao PDR exported Copper cathodes and sections of cathodes unwrou , worth US$ 603,315.61 million.
  2. Lao PDR exported Gold in oth semi-manufactured forms,non-monetar , worth US$ 239,367.10 million.
  3. Lao PDR exported Copper ores and concentrates , worth US$ 216,597.03 million.
  4. Lao PDR exported Coffee, not roasted or decaffeinated , worth US$ 69,577.53 million.
  5. Lao PDR exported Maize (excl. seed) , worth US$ 48,000.92 million.

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Lao PDR along with trade value are

  1. Lao PDR imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth US$ 602,273.00 million.
  2. Lao PDR imported Aircraft nes of an unladen weight exceeding 15, , worth US$ 136,235.22 million.
  3. Lao PDR imported Telegraphic apparatus, nes , worth US$ 46,185.92 million.
  4. Lao PDR imported Quicklime , worth US$ 45,318.61 million.
  5. Lao PDR imported Gypsum; anhydrite , worth US$ 39,022.61 million.

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2012

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2012 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2012

Tariffs imposed by Lao PDR in 2012 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was not available percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was not available percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was not available .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were not available and duty free tariff line items share was not available percent.

Development Indicators 2012

Key Development Indicators of Lao PDR in 2012 are below

  • Lao PDR GDP in current US dollar was 10,193 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,360.00 .
  • Lao PDR Trade balance: as % of GDP was -22.43.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -2,286.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 98.19 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 13.58 .

Trade Indicators 2012

Trade Indicators for Lao PDR in 2012 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.22.
  • Index of export market penetration was 2.00.
  • World Growth in percentage was -0.02 and Lao PDR Country Growth was 3.58 .