Laos (LAO) and Australia (AUS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Laos-Australia Trade: In 2023, Laos exported $367M to Australia. The main products that Laos exported to Australia were Gold ($350M), Video Displays ($2.72M), and Silver ($2.69M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Laos to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 83.7%, from $17.5M in 2018 to $367M in 2023.

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

Australia-Laos Trade: In 2023, Australia exported $15.2M to Laos. The main products that Australia exported to Laos were Liquid Pumps ($3.56M), Malt ($1.65M), and Valves ($1.55M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Australia to Laos have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.8%, from $34.7M in 2018 to $15.2M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Laos ranked 107 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.89), and 108 in total exports ($8.7B). That same year, Australia ranked 75 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.28), and 20 in total exports ($374B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Laos exported $367M to Australia. The main products exported from Laos to Australia were Gold ($350M), Video Displays ($2.72M), and Silver ($2.69M). During the last 5 years the exports of Laos to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 83.7%, from $17.5M in 2018 to $367M in 2023.

In 2018, Australia exported $15.2M to Laos. The main products exported from Australia to Laos were Liquid Pumps ($3.56M), Malt ($1.65M), and Valves ($1.55M). During the last 5 years the exports of Australia to Laos have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.8%, from $34.7M in 2023 to $15.2M in 2018.

Exports from Laos () to Australia () (2023)

Exports from Australia () to Laos () (2023)

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Trade between Laos () and Australia ()

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Laos
Top DestinationChina$3.41B

Australia
Top DestinationChina$137B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Laos than Australia included Cambodia ($190M), Romania ($23M), and Andorra ($126k).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Australia than Laos included China ($137B), Japan ($59B), and South Korea ($20.9B).

Difference in imports from Australia () and Laos () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Laos - Australia

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

During 2023, Laos had a large net trade with Australia in the exports of Precious Metals ($353M), Machines ($7.96M), and Footwear and Headwear ($2.78M).

During 2018, Australia had a large net trade with Laos in the exports of Machines ($10.2M), Vegetable Products ($2.32M), and Instruments ($655k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Laos Australia+$4.22MTelephones

Top Product Potential Australia Laos+$302kExcavation Machinery

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Laos () to Australia () (2023)

Exports from Australia () to Laos () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Laos () and Australia ()

Laos Exports

Australia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Australia () and Laos () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Laos - Australia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Laos () and Australia () (2023)

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