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Lao PDR Trade Summary

2013

Lao PDR exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR LAO PDR 2013

Overall Exports and Imports for Lao PDR 2013

Exports and imports of Lao PDR in 2013 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 2,988 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 3,552 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 840 products were exported to 81 countries and 2,963 products were imported from 70 countries.

Lao PDR top 5 Export and Import partners 2013

Top five countries to which Lao PDR exported in 2013 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Lao PDR exports to Thailand worth US$ 956 million, with a partner share of 32.00 percent.
  2. Lao PDR exports to Australia worth US$ 722 million, with a partner share of 24.16 percent.
  3. Lao PDR exports to China worth US$ 367 million, with a partner share of 12.27 percent.
  4. Lao PDR exports to Vietnam worth US$ 365 million, with a partner share of 12.21 percent.
  5. Lao PDR exports to Netherlands worth US$ 203 million, with a partner share of 6.80 percent.

Top five countries from which Lao PDR imported goods in 2013 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Lao PDR imports from Thailand worth US$ 2,284 million, with a partner share of 64.29 percent.
  2. Lao PDR imports from China worth US$ 545 million, with a partner share of 15.35 percent.
  3. Lao PDR imports from Vietnam worth US$ 297 million, with a partner share of 8.37 percent.
  4. Lao PDR imports from Japan worth US$ 110 million, with a partner share of 3.10 percent.
  5. Lao PDR imports from Korea, Rep. worth US$ 94 million, with a partner share of 2.66 percent.

Lao PDR Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2013

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 964,107.50 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Lao PDR exported Copper ores and concentrates , worth 650,848.17 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Lao PDR exported Gold in oth semi-manufactured forms,non-monetar , worth 230,504.42 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Lao PDR exported Maize (excl. seed) , worth 75,774.68 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Lao PDR exported Coffee, not roasted or decaffeinated , worth 74,302.05 (US$ Thousands).

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 546,486.73 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Lao PDR imported Gas powered trucks with a GVW not exceeding fiv , worth 102,142.55 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Lao PDR imported Equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping , worth 86,830.73 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Lao PDR imported Pts of sorting/screening/mixing/crushing/grindi , worth 82,794.61 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Lao PDR imported Motorcycles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth 67,025.76 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2013

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2013 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2013

Tariffs imposed by Lao PDR in 2013 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 2013

Key Development Indicators of Lao PDR in 2013 are below

  • Lao PDR GDP in current US dollar was 11,983 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,600.00 .
  • Lao PDR Trade balance: as % of GDP was -21.83.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -2,616.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 98.18 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 15.35 .

Trade Indicators 2013

Trade Indicators for Lao PDR in 2013 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.21.
  • Index of export market penetration was 2.13.
  • World Growth in percentage was 1.19 and Lao PDR Country Growth was 10.08 .