Laos (LAO) and Qatar (QAT) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Laos-Qatar Trade: In 2023, Laos exported $75.8k to Qatar. The main products that Laos exported to Qatar were Leather Footwear ($75.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Laos to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.5%, from $211k in 2018 to $75.8k in 2023.

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

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

In 2023, Qatar 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, Qatar ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.33), and 36 in total exports ($118B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Laos exported $75.8k to Qatar. The main products exported from Laos to Qatar were Leather Footwear ($75.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Laos to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.5%, from $211k in 2018 to $75.8k in 2023.

Qatar does not register exports to Laos.

Exports from Laos () to Qatar () (2023)

Exports from Qatar () to Laos () (2023)

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Trade between Laos () and Qatar ()

Laos Exports

Date

Nov 2019

Jun 2019

Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Laos
Top DestinationChina$3.41B

Qatar
Top DestinationChina$20.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Laos than Qatar included Cambodia ($190M), Denmark ($91.9M), and Australia ($367M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Qatar than Laos included China ($20.9B), India ($12.9B), and South Korea ($12.1B).

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

Comparative Advantage Laos - Qatar

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

During 2023, Laos had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Footwear and Headwear ($75.8k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Laos Qatar+$198kTelephones

Top Product Potential Qatar Laos+$4.98kRefined 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

Year

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Laos () to Qatar () (2023)

Exports from Qatar () to Laos () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Laos () and Qatar ()

Laos Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Laos - Qatar

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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