2023
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GDP
$251BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH
6.91%CURRENT US$
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2023
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 GDP
$15.8BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH
32.2%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC 
$5,565CURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH
-16.3%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC
$2,067CURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH
14%CURRENT US$
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In N/A, Iraq did not export any services to Laos.

Laos-Iraq In false, Laos did not export any products to Iraq.

In N/A, Laos did not export any services to Iraq.

Comparison: In 2023,  Iraq ranked 97 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.71), and 40 in total exports ($107B). That same year, Laos ranked 107 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.89), and 108 in total exports ($8.7B).

Historical Data

Market Competitiveness

Color
Iraq
Top Destination
China$35.5B
Laos
Top Destination
China$3.41B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Iraq than Laos included China ($35.5B), India ($29.8B), and United States ($8.92B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Laos than Iraq included Thailand ($2.99B), Australia ($367M), and Cambodia ($190M).

Difference in imports from Laos (Flag) and Iraq (Flag) (2023)

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Iraq Laos+$5.66kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Laos Iraq+$4.22kGold

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

Product Space of Iraq (Flag) and Laos (Flag) (NaN)

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