Lao PDR Trade Summary

2013 Data

Lao PDR exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Lao PDR

Overall Exports and Imports

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Exports (in US$ Mil): 2,988
No. Of products: 840
No. Of partners: 81
Importsmore »
Imports (in US$ Mil): 3,552
No. Of products: 2,963
No. Of partners: 70

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level

Exports (US$ Thousands)  
Copper cathodes and ...964,107.50
Copper ores and conc ...650,848.17
Gold in oth semi-man ...230,504.42
Maize (excl. seed)75,774.68
Coffee, not roasted ...74,302.05
Imports (US$ Thousands)
Petroleum oils, etc, ...546,486.73
Gas powered trucks w ...102,142.55
Equipment for scaffo ...86,830.73
Pts of sorting/scree ...82,794.61
Motorcycles with rec ...67,025.76

Top 5 Export and Import partners

Market Trade (US$ Mil) Partner share(%)
Thailand956 32.00
Australia722 24.16
China367 12.27
Vietnam365 12.21
Netherlands203 6.80
Exporter Trade (US$ Mil) Partner share(%)
Thailand2,284 64.29
China545 15.35
Vietnam297 8.37
Japan110 3.10
Korea, Rep.94 2.66

Exports and Imports of Product Groups

Product Categories Exports Imports
Export(US$ Mil) Product share(%) Import(US$ Mil) Prod share(%) Weighted Average (%)
Raw materials1,074 35.95 131 3.69 ...
Intermediate goods1,482 49.61 892 25.11 ...
Consumer goods390 13.07 1,264 35.58 ...
Capital goods41 1.37 1,265 35.62 ...

Trade Indicators

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HH Market concentration index: 0.21
Index of export market penetration: 2.13
World Growth: 1.19
Country Growth: 10.08

Tariffs

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Development Indicators

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GDP (current US$): 11,983
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$): 1,600.00
Trade Balance (% of GDP): -21.83
Trade Balance (current US$ Mil): -2,616.00
Trade in services (% of GDP): 15.35
Trade (% of GDP): 98.18