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About

Laos-Japan Trade: In 2022, Laos exported $181M to Japan. The main products that Laos exported to Japan were Hydrogen ($25.3M), Insulated Wire ($23.3M), and Coffee ($16.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Laos to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 4.31%, from $147M in 2017 to $181M in 2022.

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

Japan-Laos Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $94.7M to Laos. The main products that Japan exported to Laos were Cars ($21.7M), Large Construction Vehicles ($12.9M), and Float Glass ($8.15M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Laos have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.25%,  from $154M in 2017 to $94.7M in 2022.

In 2022, Japan 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Laos exported $181M to Japan. The main products exported from Laos to Japan were Hydrogen ($25.3M), Insulated Wire ($23.3M), and Coffee ($16.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Laos to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 4.31%, from $147M in 2017 to $181M in 2022.

In 2017, Japan exported $94.7M to Laos. The main products exported from Japan to Laos were Cars ($21.7M), Large Construction Vehicles ($12.9M), and Float Glass ($8.15M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Laos have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.25%, from $154M in 2022 to $94.7M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Laos (Flag) and Japan (Flag)

Laos Exports

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Laos
Top Destination
Thailand$3.29B
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Laos included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Laos - Japan

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Scale

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

During 2022, Laos had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Chemical Products ($46.5M), Textiles ($34.8M), and Machines ($27.5M).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with Laos in the exports of Transportation ($31.9M), Machines ($24.6M), and Textiles ($9.09M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Laos Japan+$7.92MNon-Knit Men's Suits
Top Product Potential Japan Laos+$17.7MCars

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

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

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