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About

Spain-Laos Trade: In 2023, Spain exported $7.75M to Laos. The main products that Spain exported to Laos were Recovered Paper ($3.24M), Plastic Coated Textile Fabric ($1.04M), and Heavy Synthetic Cotton Fabrics ($979k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Laos have increased at an annualized rate of 3.06%, from $6.67M in 2018 to $7.75M in 2023.

In 2023, Spain did not export any services to Laos.

Laos-Spain Trade: In 2023, Laos exported $27M to Spain. The main products that Laos exported to Spain were Rubber Footwear ($11.4M), Textile Footwear ($5.29M), and Leather Footwear ($3.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Laos to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 34.3%,  from $6.18M in 2018 to $27M in 2023.

In 2023, Laos did not export any services to Spain.

Comparison: In 2023,  Spain ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.86), and 16 in total exports ($402B). That same year, Laos ranked 107 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.89), and 108 in total exports ($8.7B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2023, Spain exported $7.75M to Laos. The main products exported from Spain to Laos were Recovered Paper ($3.24M), Plastic Coated Textile Fabric ($1.04M), and Heavy Synthetic Cotton Fabrics ($979k). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Laos have increased at an annualized rate of 3.06%, from $6.67M in 2018 to $7.75M in 2023.

In 2018, Laos exported $27M to Spain. The main products exported from Laos to Spain were Rubber Footwear ($11.4M), Textile Footwear ($5.29M), and Leather Footwear ($3.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Laos to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 34.3%, from $6.18M in 2023 to $27M in 2018.

Exports from Spain (Flag) to Laos (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Laos (Flag) to Spain (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Spain
Top Destination
France$61.9B
Laos
Top Destination
China$3.41B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Spain than Laos included France ($61.9B), Germany ($40.2B), and Portugal ($38.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Laos than Spain included Thailand ($2.99B) and Cambodia ($190M).

Difference in imports from Laos (Flag) and Spain (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Spain - Laos

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Spain had a large net trade with Laos in the exports of Paper Goods ($3.26M), Textiles ($2.47M), and Transportation ($581k).

During 2018, Laos had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Footwear and Headwear ($20.6M), Textiles ($2.2M), and Machines ($1.43M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Spain Laos+$1.11MCars
Top Product Potential Laos Spain+$4.06MLeather Footwear

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

Product Space of Spain (Flag) and Laos (Flag) (2023)

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