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About

France-Laos Trade: In 2022, France exported $16.9M to Laos. The main products that France exported to Laos were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($3.38M), Beer ($2.99M), and Wine ($2.26M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Laos have increased at an annualized rate of 0.53%, from $16.4M in 2017 to $16.9M in 2022.

In 2022, France did not export any services to Laos.

Laos-France Trade: In 2022, Laos exported $13.8M to France. The main products that Laos exported to France were Knit Women's Undergarments ($2.65M), Perfume Plants ($1.85M), and Other Vegetables ($1.84M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Laos to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.77%,  from $21.9M in 2017 to $13.8M in 2022.

In 2022, Laos did not export any services to France.

Comparison: In 2022,  France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B). That same year, Laos ranked 100 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.79), and 106 in total exports ($9.36B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, France exported $16.9M to Laos. The main products exported from France to Laos were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($3.38M), Beer ($2.99M), and Wine ($2.26M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Laos have increased at an annualized rate of 0.53%, from $16.4M in 2017 to $16.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Laos exported $13.8M to France. The main products exported from Laos to France were Knit Women's Undergarments ($2.65M), Perfume Plants ($1.85M), and Other Vegetables ($1.84M). During the last 5 years the exports of Laos to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.77%, from $21.9M in 2022 to $13.8M in 2017.

Exports from France (Flag) to Laos (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Laos (Flag) to France (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between France (Flag) and Laos (Flag)

France Exports

Laos Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B
Laos
Top Destination
Thailand$3.29B

This map shows whether countries import more from France or Laos. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from France and Laos or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Laos included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and United States ($50B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Laos than France included Thailand ($3.29B) and Cambodia ($207M).

Difference in imports from Laos (Flag) and France (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage France - Laos

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between France and Laos by product, considering products traded by both, France and Laos.

During 2022, France had a large net trade with Laos in the exports of Foodstuffs ($5.92M), Chemical Products ($5.26M), and Machines ($1.15M).

During 2017, Laos had a large net trade with France in the exports of Textiles ($7.07M), Vegetable Products ($5.46M), and Chemical Products ($644k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Laos+$1.58MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Laos France+$911kNon-Knit Men's Shirts

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of France and Laos. This means that a dot/product with the flag of France indicates it has a comparative advantage over Laos. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Laos indicates it has a comparative advantage over France.

Product Space of France (Flag) and Laos (Flag) (2022)

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