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GDP
$15.7BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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54.3%CURRENT US$
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$29.8BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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16.8%CURRENT US$
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$2,088CURRENT US$
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33.4%CURRENT US$
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$1,488CURRENT US$
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-14%CURRENT US$
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Laos-Zambia Trade: In 2021, Laos exported $1.23k to Zambia. The main products that Laos exported to Zambia were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Laos to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.9%, from $2.59k in 2016 to $1.23k in 2021.

In 2021, Laos did not export any services to Zambia.

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

In 2021, Zambia 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, Zambia ranked 96 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.7), and 88 in total exports ($14.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2021, Laos exported $1.23k to Zambia. There were not main exports from Laos to Zambia in 2021. During the last 5 years the exports of Laos to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.9%, from $2.59k in 2016 to $1.23k in 2021.

Zambia does not register exports to Laos.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Laos (Flag) and Zambia (Flag)

Zambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Laos
Top Destination
Thailand$3.29B
Zambia
Top Destination
Switzerland$4.5B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Zambia than Laos included Switzerland ($4.5B), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.51B), and Pitcairn Islands ($1.49B).

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

Comparative Advantage Laos - Zambia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2021, Laos had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Laos Zambia+$2.57kCopper Ore
Top Product Potential Zambia Laos+$3.56kGold

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

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

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