Laos (LAO) and Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Laos-Kyrgyzstan Trade: In 2022, Laos exported $2.28k to Kyrgyzstan. The main products that Laos exported to Kyrgyzstan were Other Footwear ($901), Non-Knit Women's Suits ($556), and Knit Men's Shirts ($325). Over the past 5 years the exports of Laos to Kyrgyzstan have decreased at an annualized rate of 16%, from $5.45k in 2017 to $2.28k in 2022.

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

Kyrgyzstan-Laos In N/A, Kyrgyzstan did not export any products to Laos.

In 2008, Kyrgyzstan exported services to Laos worth $0, with being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022, Laos ranked 100 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.79), and 106 in total exports ($9.36B). That same year, Kyrgyzstan ranked 70 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.12), and 141 in total exports ($2.5B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Laos exported $2.28k to Kyrgyzstan. The main products exported from Laos to Kyrgyzstan were Other Footwear ($901), Non-Knit Women's Suits ($556), and Knit Men's Shirts ($325). During the last 5 years the exports of Laos to Kyrgyzstan have decreased at an annualized rate of 16%, from $5.45k in 2017 to $2.28k in 2022.

Kyrgyzstan does not register exports to Laos.

Exports from Laos () to Kyrgyzstan () (2022)

Exports from Kyrgyzstan () to Laos () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Laos
Top DestinationThailand$3.29B

Kyrgyzstan
Top DestinationRussia$1.07B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Laos than Kyrgyzstan included Thailand ($3.29B), China ($2.73B), and Vietnam ($978M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kyrgyzstan than Laos included Russia ($1.07B), Kazakhstan ($445M), and Uzbekistan ($240M).

Difference in imports from Kyrgyzstan () and Laos () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Laos - Kyrgyzstan

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

During 2022, Laos had a large net trade with Kyrgyzstan in the exports of Footwear and Headwear ($1.17k) and Textiles ($1.11k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Laos Kyrgyzstan+$7.67kNon-Knit Women's Suits

Top Product Potential Kyrgyzstan Laos+$2.88kRefined Petroleum

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Laos () to Kyrgyzstan () (2022)

Exports from Kyrgyzstan () to Laos () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Kyrgyzstan () and Laos () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Laos - Kyrgyzstan

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Laos () and Kyrgyzstan () (2022)

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