Lao PDR Trade Summary

2016 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): 3,124
No. Of products: 763
No. Of partners: 75
Importsmore »
Imports (in US$ Mil): 4,107
No. Of products: 2,949
No. Of partners: 74

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level

Exports (US$ Thousands)  
Copper ores and conc ...727,999.98
Copper cathodes and ...368,949.31
Bananas, including p ...197,813.53
Video recording or r ...168,098.45
Other non-alcoholic ...151,532.89
Imports (US$ Thousands)
Petroleum oils, etc, ...541,226.10
Parts suitable for u ...210,487.06
Automobiles with die ...177,905.62
Other non-alcoholic ...175,667.20
Automobiles with die ...113,734.86

Top 5 Export and Import partners

Market Trade (US$ Mil) Partner share(%)
China1,128 36.12
Thailand977 31.29
Vietnam538 17.22
India87 2.80
Japan58 1.85
Exporter Trade (US$ Mil) Partner share(%)
Thailand2,541 61.88
China749 18.24
Vietnam413 10.06
Japan89 2.16
Korea, Rep.80 1.96

Exports and Imports of Product Groups

Product Categories Exports Imports
Export(US$ Mil) Product share(%) Import(US$ Mil) Prod share(%) Weighted Average (%)
Raw materials1,356 43.39 167 4.07 2.58
Intermediate goods817 26.14 871 21.21 1.35
Consumer goods690 22.09 1,879 45.76 1.33
Capital goods262 8.38 1,190 28.97 1.07

Trade Indicators

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HH Market concentration index: 0.28
Index of export market penetration: 2.24
World Growth: -1.35
Country Growth: 1.59

Tariffs

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No Of Tariff Agreement: 6
Maximum Rate (%): 40
Simple Average (%): 2.03
Weighted Average (%): 1.65
Duty Free Imports (US$ Thousand): 2,593,105.81
Duty Free Tariff Lines Share (%): 67.60

Development Indicators

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GDP (current US$): 15,912
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$): 2,110.00
Trade Balance (% of GDP): -8.67
Trade Balance (current US$ Mil): -1,380.00
Trade in services (% of GDP): 11.67
Trade (% of GDP): 75.09