Trade Profiles
2021 Trade in commercial services
Transport
Travel Other commercial services
Industrial property
Merchandise trade Agricultural products Nonagricultural products
Lao People’s Democratic Republic Lao People's Democratic Republic GDP (million current US$, 2020) GDP per capita (US$, 2018-2020) Current account balance (% GDP, 2020) Trade per capita (US$, 2018-2020) Trade (% GDP, 2018-2020)
19 078 2 607 -5.7 948 36.4
Rank in world trade, 2020 Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade Commercial services excluding intra-EU trade
Exports
101 77 147 121
Imports
120 95 160 134
MERCHANDISE TRADE Value
Million US$ Merchandise exports, f.o.b. Merchandise imports, c.i.f.
Annual percentage change
2020 6 115 5 370
2010-2020 13 10
2020 0.03
Share in world total imports (%)
Share in world total exports (%)
2019 7 -1
2020 5 -14 2020 0.03
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group, % (2019)
By main commodity group, % (2019)
Agricultural products: 32.1
Fuels and mining products: 42.8
Agricultural products: 16.6
Fuels and mining products: 15.9
Manufactures: 22.5
Other: 2.6
Manufactures: 60.2
Other: 7.3
By main destination, % (2019)
By main origin, % (2019)
Thailand: 41.4
China: 28.8
Viet Nam: 18.2
Thailand: 50.3
China: 29
Viet Nam: 7.8
European Union: 3.7
Japan: 1.6
Other: 6.4
Japan: 2
European Union: 1.8
Other: 9.1
Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS2202 HS0102 HS0803 HS1701 HS0714
2019 . 229 227 194 123 111
Waters containing added sugar Live bovine animals Bananas, including plantains Cane or beet sugar Manioc, arrowroot, salep
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS0102 HS2202 HS1701 HS2309 HS0810
2019
Live bovine animals Waters containing added sugar Cane or beet sugar Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding Other fruit, fresh
229 207 88 38 33
Share in economy's trade in agricultural products Exports 0%
10%
Imports 20%
0%
HS2202
HS0102
HS0102
HS2202
HS0803
HS1701
HS1701
HS2309
HS0714
HS0810
10%
20%
30%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2019 1 339 917
Annual percentage change
2010-2019 12 18
2018 -2 16
2019 32 25
Non-Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS2716 HS2603 HS7403 HS4001 HS8525
2019
Electrical energy Copper ores and concentrates Refined copper and copper alloys Natural rubber, balata Radio-telephony transmission tools
1 327 589 434 217 212
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS2710 HS8544 HS8704 HS8529 HS7308
2019
Petroleum oils, other than crude Insulated electric conductors Motor vehicles for goods transport Parts for 8525-8528 Structures of iron and steel
734 213 203 199 179
Share in economy's trade in non-agricultural products Exports 0%
202
20%
Imports 40%
0%
HS2716
HS2710
HS2603
HS8544
HS7403
HS8704
HS4001
HS8529
HS8525
HS7308
10%
20%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2019 4 470 4 880
Annual percentage change
2010-2019 13 13
2018 24 13
2019 -7 -5
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic TRADE IN COMMERCIAL SERVICES Value
Million US$ Commercial services exports Commercial services imports
Annual percentage change
2020
2010-2020
346 444 2020 0.01
Share in world total exports (%) Breakdown in economy's total exports
2019
2020
20 0
-71 -64
-3 6
2020 0.01
Share in world total imports (%) Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main services item, % (2019)
By main services item, % (2019)
Transport: 14.2 Other commercial services: 6.5
Travel: 79.3 Goods-related services: 0
Transport: 11.7 Other commercial services: 6.9
By main destination
Travel: 81.4 Goods-related services: 0
By main origin
Value
FATS sales Inward (million US$) Outward (million US$)
Annual percentage change
2020 na na
2010-2020 na na
2019 na na
2020 na na
Transport Lao People's Dem. Rep.
400
World
300 200 100 0
2010
2013
2016
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
2019 167 145
Exports By sea (2019) By air (2019) By other (2019)
2020
Transport exports (Index 2010=100)
Value 0 140 27
2010-2019 13 23
Share (%)
Annual percentage change 2018 27 62
Imports By sea (2019) By air (2019) By other (2019)
0.0 83.7 16.3
2019 58 4
Value
Share (%)
1 19 126
0.4 13.2 86.4
Travel 300
Lao People's Dem. Rep.
World
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
200 100 0
2010
2013
2016
2019 935 1 011
2010-2019 10 20
Annual percentage change 2018 25 8
2019 15 2
2020
Travel exports (Index 2010=100)
Other Commercial Services and Goods-related Services Million US$
Exports of OCS by main item (2019) 2.3 19.5
ICTs 43.6
Insurance & pension
Other commercial services Exports Imports
2019
2010-2019
77 86
Goods-related services Exports Imports
Other
Annual percentage change
5 11
2019
Construction
34.7
Value
2010-2019
0 0
na na
2018
2019
57 8
13 -23
2018
2019
na na
na na
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY Patent applications, 2018 Residents
1
Non-residents
58
Trademark applications, 2018 Total
59
World Trade Organization – Trade Profiles 2021
Residents
249
Non-residents
3 056
Industrial design applications Total
3 305
Residents
na
Non-residents
na
Total
na
203