2022
Flag  
GDP
$15.7BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
Flag
GDP GROWTH
54.3%CURRENT US$
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2022
Flag
GDP PC 
$2,088CURRENT US$
Rnk 149 / 186
2012-2022
Flag
GDP PC GROWTH
33.4%CURRENT US$
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In N/A, Laos did not export any services to Afghanistan.

Afghanistan-Laos Trade: In N/A, Afghanistan exported $267k to Laos. The main products that Afghanistan exported to Laos were N/A. Over the past N/A years the exports of Afghanistan to Laos have increased at an annualized rate of 154%,  from $2.52k in N/A to $267k in N/A.

In N/A, Afghanistan 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, Afghanistan ranked 118 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.13), and 151 in total exports ($1.49B).

Historical Data

Market Competitiveness

Color
Laos
Top Destination
Thailand$3.29B
Afghanistan
Top Destination
Pakistan$847M

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Afghanistan than Laos included Pakistan ($847M), India ($414M), and United Arab Emirates ($32.5M).

Difference in imports from Afghanistan (Flag) and Laos (Flag) (2022)

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of Laos (Flag) and Afghanistan (Flag) (NaN)

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