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About

Laos-Qatar Trade: In 2022, Laos exported $99.9k to Qatar. The main products that Laos exported to Qatar were Broadcasting Equipment ($44.8k), Textile Footwear ($40.3k), and Leather Footwear ($14.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Laos to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 164%, from $773 in 2017 to $99.9k in 2022.

In 2022, Laos did not export any services to Qatar.

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

In 2022, Qatar 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, Qatar ranked 71 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.15), and 38 in total exports ($119B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Laos exported $99.9k to Qatar. The main products exported from Laos to Qatar were Broadcasting Equipment ($44.8k), Textile Footwear ($40.3k), and Leather Footwear ($14.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Laos to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 164%, from $773 in 2017 to $99.9k in 2022.

Qatar does not register exports to Laos.

Exports from Laos (Flag) to Qatar (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Qatar (Flag) to Laos (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Laos (Flag) and Qatar (Flag)

Laos Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Laos
Top Destination
Thailand$3.29B
Qatar
Top Destination
China$21.1B

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 2022, countries that imported more from Laos than Qatar included Vietnam ($978M), Cambodia ($207M), and Denmark ($68.5M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Qatar than Laos included China ($21.1B), India ($17.4B), and Japan ($12B).

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

Comparative Advantage Laos - Qatar

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Laos had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Footwear and Headwear ($55.1k) and Machines ($44.8k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
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

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.

Product Space of Laos (Flag) and Qatar (Flag) (2022)

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