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Laos-Finland Trade: In 2022, Laos exported $2.72M to Finland. The main products that Laos exported to Finland were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($1.34M), Non-Knit Men's Coats ($439k), and Knit Men's Undergarments ($184k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Laos to Finland have increased at an annualized rate of 38%, from $543k in 2017 to $2.72M in 2022.

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

Finland-Laos Trade: In 2022, Finland exported $1.69M to Laos. The main products that Finland exported to Laos were Lifting Machinery ($465k), Excavation Machinery ($202k), and Papermaking Machines ($190k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Finland to Laos have decreased at an annualized rate of 39.3%,  from $20.5M in 2017 to $1.69M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Laos ranked 100 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.79), and 106 in total exports ($9.36B). That same year, Finland ranked 13 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.41), and 46 in total exports ($89.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Laos exported $2.72M to Finland. The main products exported from Laos to Finland were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($1.34M), Non-Knit Men's Coats ($439k), and Knit Men's Undergarments ($184k). During the last 5 years the exports of Laos to Finland have increased at an annualized rate of 38%, from $543k in 2017 to $2.72M in 2022.

In 2017, Finland exported $1.69M to Laos. The main products exported from Finland to Laos were Lifting Machinery ($465k), Excavation Machinery ($202k), and Papermaking Machines ($190k). During the last 5 years the exports of Finland to Laos have decreased at an annualized rate of 39.3%, from $20.5M in 2022 to $1.69M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Laos (Flag) and Finland (Flag)

Finland Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Laos
Top Destination
Thailand$3.29B
Finland
Top Destination
Germany$9.99B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Laos than Finland included Thailand ($3.29B), Vietnam ($978M), and Cambodia ($207M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Finland than Laos included Germany ($9.99B), Sweden ($9.1B), and United States ($9.17B).

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

Comparative Advantage Laos - Finland

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Laos had a large net trade with Finland in the exports of Textiles ($2.55M), Footwear and Headwear ($102k), and Machines ($42.1k).

During 2017, Finland had a large net trade with Laos in the exports of Machines ($1.24M), Animal Hides ($179k), and Instruments ($82.3k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Laos Finland+$826kNon-Knit Men's Suits
Top Product Potential Finland Laos+$271kLifting Machinery

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

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

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