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2022
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Exports $16.1MRnk 123 / 198
2022
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Top Product $2.03MZippers
2022
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Exports $64.2MRnk 15 / 125
2022
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Top Product $61MGold
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.18Rnk 21 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.79Rnk 100 / 133
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GDP$360BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH37%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$15.7BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH54.3%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $48,984CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH33.4%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$2,088CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH33.4%CURRENT US$
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Hong Kong-Laos Trade: In 2022, Hong Kong exported $16.1M to Laos. The main products that Hong Kong exported to Laos were Zippers ($2.03M), Buttons ($1.69M), and Plastic Coated Textile Fabric ($1.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Laos have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.4%, from $35M in 2017 to $16.1M in 2022.

In 2022, Hong Kong did not export any services to Laos.

Laos-Hong Kong Trade: In 2022, Laos exported $64.2M to Hong Kong. The main products that Laos exported to Hong Kong were Gold ($61M), Other Prepared Meat ($1.97M), and Electrical Resistors ($867k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Laos to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 23.3%,  from $22.5M in 2017 to $64.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Laos did not export any services to Hong Kong.

Comparison: In 2022,  Hong Kong ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.18), and 39 in total exports ($113B). 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
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In 2022, Hong Kong exported $16.1M to Laos. The main products exported from Hong Kong to Laos were Zippers ($2.03M), Buttons ($1.69M), and Plastic Coated Textile Fabric ($1.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Laos have decreased at an annualized rate of 14.4%, from $35M in 2017 to $16.1M in 2022.

In 2017, Laos exported $64.2M to Hong Kong. The main products exported from Laos to Hong Kong were Gold ($61M), Other Prepared Meat ($1.97M), and Electrical Resistors ($867k). During the last 5 years the exports of Laos to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 23.3%, from $22.5M in 2022 to $64.2M in 2017.

Exports from Hong Kong (Flag) to Laos (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Laos (Flag) to Hong Kong (Flag) (2022)

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Trade between Hong Kong (Flag) and Laos (Flag)

Hong Kong Exports

Laos Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Hong Kong
Top DestinationChina$23.4B
Laos
Top DestinationThailand$3.29B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Hong Kong than Laos included China ($23.4B), India ($14.3B), and Netherlands ($6.56B).

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Laos than from Hong Kong.

Difference in imports from Laos (Flag) and Hong Kong (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Hong Kong - Laos

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Hong Kong had a large net trade with Laos in the exports of Textiles ($6.65M), Miscellaneous ($3.76M), and Machines ($2.74M).

During 2017, Laos had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Precious Metals ($61M), Foodstuffs ($2.22M), and Machines ($867k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Hong Kong Laos+$1.64MTelephones
Top Product Potential Laos Hong Kong+$49.8MGold

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 Hong Kong and Laos. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Hong Kong indicates it has a comparative advantage over Laos. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Laos indicates it has a comparative advantage over Hong Kong.

Product Space of Hong Kong (Flag) and Laos (Flag) (2022)

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