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
$264BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
21.2%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
$5,937CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
-7.77%CURRENT US$
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In N/A, Laos did not export any services to Iraq.

Iraq-Laos In false, Iraq did not export any products to Laos.

In N/A, Iraq 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, Iraq ranked 103 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 36 in total exports ($123B).

Historical Data

Market Competitiveness

Color
Laos
Top Destination
Thailand$3.29B
Iraq
Top Destination
India$38.8B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iraq than Laos included India ($38.8B), China ($34B), and United States ($10.3B).

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

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Laos Iraq+$4.22kGold
Top Product Potential Iraq Laos+$5.66kRefined 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 Iraq. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Laos indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iraq. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Iraq indicates it has a comparative advantage over Laos.

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

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