Ethiopia (ETH) and Laos (LAO) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ethiopia-Laos Trade: In 2021, Ethiopia exported $53.2k to Laos. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Laos were N/A. Over the past 8 years the exports of Ethiopia to Laos have increased at an annualized rate of 71.6%, from $708 in 2013 to $53.2k in 2021.

In 2021, Ethiopia did not export any services to Laos.

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

In 2021, Laos did not export any services to Ethiopia.

Comparison: In 2022, Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B). That same year, Laos ranked 100 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.79), and 106 in total exports ($9.36B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2021, Ethiopia exported $53.2k to Laos. There were not main exports from Ethiopia to Laos in 2021. During the last 8 years the exports of Ethiopia to Laos have increased at an annualized rate of 71.6%, from $708 in 2013 to $53.2k in 2021.

Laos does not register exports to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Laos to Ethiopia were Vinyl Chloride Polymers ($533k), Propylene Polymers ($428k), and Rolled Tobacco ($97.6k).

Exports from Ethiopia () to Laos () (2022)

Exports from Laos () to Ethiopia () (2022)

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Trade between Ethiopia () and Laos ()

Ethiopia Exports

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Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$723M

Laos
Top DestinationThailand$3.29B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Laos included United Arab Emirates ($723M), United States ($557M), and Saudi Arabia ($268M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Laos

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

During 2021, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Laos in the exports of .

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia Laos+$3.32kGold

Top Product Potential Laos Ethiopia+$13.8kRolled Tobacco

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ethiopia () to Laos () (2022)

Exports from Laos () to Ethiopia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia () and Laos ()

Ethiopia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Laos

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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