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Laos-Netherlands Trade: In 2022, Laos exported $33.9M to Netherlands. The main products that Laos exported to Netherlands were Leather Footwear ($24.7M), Non-Knit Men's Shirts ($3.66M), and Other toys ($3.14M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Laos to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 32.3%, from $8.36M in 2017 to $33.9M in 2022.

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

Netherlands-Laos Trade: In 2022, Netherlands exported $11.1M to Laos. The main products that Netherlands exported to Laos were Hard Liquor ($2.52M), Aircraft Parts ($2.42M), and Recovered Paper ($2.09M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Laos have increased at an annualized rate of 17.2%, from $5.03M in 2017 to $11.1M in 2022.

In 2022, Netherlands 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, Netherlands ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.11), and 6 in total exports ($674B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Laos exported $33.9M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Laos to Netherlands were Leather Footwear ($24.7M), Non-Knit Men's Shirts ($3.66M), and Other toys ($3.14M). During the last 5 years the exports of Laos to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 32.3%, from $8.36M in 2017 to $33.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Netherlands exported $11.1M to Laos. The main products exported from Netherlands to Laos were Hard Liquor ($2.52M), Aircraft Parts ($2.42M), and Recovered Paper ($2.09M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Laos have increased at an annualized rate of 17.2%, from $5.03M in 2022 to $11.1M in 2017.

Exports from Laos () to Netherlands () (2022)

Exports from Netherlands () to Laos () (2022)

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Trade between Laos () and Netherlands ()

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Laos
Top DestinationThailand$3.29B

Netherlands
Top DestinationGermany$131B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Laos included Germany ($131B), Belgium ($94.3B), and France ($59.9B).

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

Comparative Advantage Laos - Netherlands

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

During 2022, Laos had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Footwear and Headwear ($25.2M), Textiles ($4.88M), and Miscellaneous ($3.26M).

During 2017, Netherlands had a large net trade with Laos in the exports of Foodstuffs ($4.39M), Transportation ($2.44M), and Paper Goods ($2.1M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Laos Netherlands+$1.13MLeather Footwear

Top Product Potential Netherlands Laos+$372kAnimal Food

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Laos () to Netherlands () (2022)

Exports from Netherlands () to Laos () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Laos () and Netherlands ()

Laos Exports

Netherlands Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Laos - Netherlands

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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