Thailand (THA) and Laos (LAO) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

About

Thailand-Laos In 2022, Thailand exported $4.5B to Laos. The main products that Thailand exported to Laos are Refined Petroleum ($1.11B), Gold ($332M), and Raw Sugar ($250M). During the last 27 years the exports of Thailand to Laos have increased at an annualized rate of 9.93%, from $349M in 1995 to $4.5B in 2022.

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

Laos-Thailand In 2022, Laos exported $3.29B to Thailand. The main products that Laos exported to Thailand were Electricity ($2.03B), Gold ($291M), and Cassava ($270M). During the last 27 years the exports of Laos to Thailand have increased at an annualized rate of 15.7%, from $64.2M in 1995 to $3.29B in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022, Thailand ranked 29 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.88), and 27 in total exports ($312B). That same year, Laos ranked 95 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.83), and 106 in total exports ($9.36B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth

HS2

HS4

HS6

Value

Trade

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

In 2022, Thailand exported $4.5B to Laos. The main products exported from Thailand to Laos were Refined Petroleum ($1.11B), Gold ($332M), and Raw Sugar ($250M). During the last 27 years the exports of Thailand to Laos have increased at an annualized rate of 9.93%, from $349M in 1995 to $4.5B in 2022.

In 2022, Laos exported $3.29B to Thailand. The main products exported from Laos to Thailand were Electricity ($2.03B), Gold ($291M), and Cassava ($270M). During the last 27 years the exports of Laos to Thailand have increased at an annualized rate of 15.7%, from $64.2M in 1995 to $3.29B in 2022.

Exports from Thailand () to Laos () (2022)

Exports from Laos () to Thailand () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Thailand () and Laos ()

Thailand Exports

Date

Laos Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color

Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Thailand
Top DestinationN/AN/A

Laos
Top DestinationN/AN/A

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

N/A

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

Comparative Advantage Thailand - Laos

Flow

Section

HS2

HS4

Scale

Log

Linear

Year

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

During 2022, Thailand had a large net trade with Laos in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.2B), Foodstuffs ($726M), and Machines ($437M).

During 2022, Laos had a large net trade with Thailand in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.1B), Precious Metals ($394M), and Vegetable Products ($342M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Year

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow. This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Thailand has comparative advantage over Laos. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Laos has comparative advantage over Thailand.

About

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Thailand () to Laos () (2022)

Exports from Laos () to Thailand () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Thailand () and Laos ()

Thailand Exports

Laos Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Thailand - Laos

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Keep Exploring