Laos's exports rose from US$66.2M in 1987 to US$5.28B in 2016.
Laos · Trade
Exports, imports, balances, openness and composition.
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Laos's imports rose from US$152M in 1987 to US$6.66B in 2016.
Laos's merchandise exports (current us$) rose from US$323M in 1996 to US$12.4B in 2025.
Laos's merchandise imports (current us$) rose from US$690M in 1996 to US$10.3B in 2025.
Laos's services exports rose from US$112M in 1995 to US$1.73B in 2024.
Laos's trade balance fell from US$-86.2M in 1987 to US$-1.38B in 2016.
Laos's current account balance (us$) rose from US$-237M in 1995 to US$531M in 2024.
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- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)down −0.7 pts92nd of 184*
- Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)down −10.0 pts90th of 184*
- Trade opennessdown −10.7 pts91st of 184*
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- Current accountup +0.7 pts42nd of 173
- FDI inflowsdown −5.3 pts41st of 192
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- High-tech exportsdown −2.1 pts73rd of 160
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- Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports)down −23.1 pts100th of 157
- Food exports (% of merchandise exports)up +3.6 pts53rd of 160
- Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)up +10.3 pts84th of 160
- Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)up +4.1 pts26th of 160
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- Net barter terms of trade indexup +1.6 pts5th of 203
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- Tariffsup +0.3 pts99th of 143
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- FDI outflowsup +0.0 pts140th of 172*
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- Logistics performance index, overalldown −11.1 %114th of 138