2022
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GDP
$15.7BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
54.3%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP
$389BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
-39.7%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC 
$2,088CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
33.4%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC
$4,388CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
-47.3%CURRENT US$
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About

In N/A, Laos did not export any services to Iran.

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

In N/A, Iran 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, Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

Laos does not register exports to Iran.

Iran does not register exports to Laos.

Exports from Laos (Flag) to Iran (Flag) (2021)

Exports from Iran (Flag) to Laos (Flag) (2021)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Laos
Top Destination
Thailand$3.29B
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Laos than Iran included Thailand ($3.29B), Vietnam ($978M), and Australia ($351M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Laos included Turkey ($3.17B), China ($5.72B), and Kuwait ($960M).

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

Comparative Advantage Laos - Iran

Flow
Scale

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

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Laos Iran+$4.53kTelephones
Top Product Potential Iran Laos+$2.92kRefined Petroleum

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

Product Space of Laos (Flag) and Iran (Flag) (2021)

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