Lao PDR Trade Summary

2018 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): 5,815
No. Of products: 886
No. Of partners: 71
Importsmore »
Imports (in US$ Mil): 5,848
No. Of products: 3,082
No. Of partners: 92

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level

Exports (US$ Thousands)  
Electrical energy1,398,433.89
Copper cathodes and ...748,830.34
Copper ores and conc ...707,454.39
Semi- or bleached no ...284,670.65
Video recording or r ...254,240.71
Imports (US$ Thousands)
Petroleum oils, etc, ...770,277.14
Other non-alcoholic ...245,391.39
Parts suitable for u ...235,229.88
Electric conductors, ...175,144.66
Transmission apparat ...172,037.91

Top 5 Export and Import partners

Market Trade (US$ Mil) Partner share(%)
Thailand2,802 48.19
China1,547 26.60
Vietnam885 15.23
India129 2.21
Japan86 1.49
Exporter Trade (US$ Mil) Partner share(%)
Thailand3,104 53.07
China1,284 21.95
Vietnam608 10.40
Unspecified295 5.04
Japan125 2.14

Exports and Imports of Product Groups

Product Categories Exports Imports
Export(US$ Mil) Product share(%) Import(US$ Mil) Prod share(%) Weighted Average (%)
Raw materials1,465 25.19 333 5.69 2.26
Intermediate goods3,036 52.20 1,304 22.30 0.49
Consumer goods978 16.82 2,461 42.09 0.63
Capital goods337 5.79 1,750 29.92 1.10

Trade Indicators

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HH Market concentration index: 0.30
Index of export market penetration: 2.35
World Growth: 4.91
Country Growth: 7.97

Tariffs

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No Of Tariff Agreement: 6
Maximum Rate (%): 40
Simple Average (%): 1.75
Weighted Average (%): 0.73
Duty Free Imports (US$ Thousand): 3,707,360.08
Duty Free Tariff Lines Share (%): 73.47

Development Indicators

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GDP (current US$): 18,142
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$): 2,470.00
Trade Balance (% of GDP): ...
Trade Balance (current US$ Mil): ...
Trade in services (% of GDP): 12.32
Trade (% of GDP): ...