China / Laos

Overview In September 2024, China exported $230M and imported $297M from Laos, resulting in a negative trade balance of $66.9M. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of China have decreased by $-86.8M (-27.4%) from $317M to $230M, while imports increased by $22M (8%) from $275M to $297M.

Trade In September 2024, the top exports of China to Laos were Commodities not elsewhere specified ($20.5M), Electric Locomotives ($9.66M), Insulated Wire ($7.71M), Plastic Pipes ($5.58M), and Delivery Trucks ($5.24M). In September 2024 the top imports of China from Laos were Potassic Fertilizers ($79.7M), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($43.3M), Dissolving Grades Chemical Woodpulp ($41.7M), Iron Ore ($28.6M), and Copper Ore ($21.8M).

Origins In September 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Yunnan Province ($55.2M), Jiangsu Province ($42.7M), Guangdong Province ($41.4M), Beijing ($14.4M), and Zhejiang Province ($14M), while imports destinations were mainly Yunnan Province ($89.5M), Beijing ($56M), Shandong Province ($35.8M), Shanghai Province ($29.9M), and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region ($25.5M).

Growth In September 2024, the decrease in China's year-by-year exports to Laos was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Computers ($-11.2M or -93.8%), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($-7.22M or -26%), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($-6.94M or -99.5%). In September 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year imports  from Laos was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Potassic Fertilizers ($68M or 583%), Iron Ore ($26.3M or 1.16k%), and Commodities not elsewhere specified ($11.3M or 35.5%).