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18%CURRENT US$
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About

Portugal-Laos Trade: In 2022, Portugal exported $34.8k to Laos. The main products that Portugal exported to Laos were Textiles for technical uses ($20.1k), Styrene Polymers ($6.94k), and Narrow Woven Fabric ($5.05k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Portugal to Laos have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.62%, from $57.7k in 2017 to $34.8k in 2022.

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

Laos-Portugal Trade: In 2022, Laos exported $18.2M to Portugal. The main products that Laos exported to Portugal were Non-Knit Active Wear ($7.29M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($5.87M), and Coffee ($1.78M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Laos to Portugal have increased at an annualized rate of 0.29%,  from $17.9M in 2017 to $18.2M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Portugal ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57), and 48 in total exports ($81.7B). That same year, Laos ranked 100 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.79), and 106 in total exports ($9.36B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Portugal exported $34.8k to Laos. The main products exported from Portugal to Laos were Textiles for technical uses ($20.1k), Styrene Polymers ($6.94k), and Narrow Woven Fabric ($5.05k). During the last 5 years the exports of Portugal to Laos have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.62%, from $57.7k in 2017 to $34.8k in 2022.

In 2017, Laos exported $18.2M to Portugal. The main products exported from Laos to Portugal were Non-Knit Active Wear ($7.29M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($5.87M), and Coffee ($1.78M). During the last 5 years the exports of Laos to Portugal have increased at an annualized rate of 0.29%, from $17.9M in 2022 to $18.2M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Portugal
Top Destination
Spain$20.5B
Laos
Top Destination
Thailand$3.29B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Portugal than Laos included Spain ($20.5B), France ($9.49B), and Germany ($8.76B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Laos than Portugal included Thailand ($3.29B), China ($2.73B), and Vietnam ($978M).

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

Comparative Advantage Portugal - Laos

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Portugal had a large net trade with Laos in the exports of Textiles ($25.3k), Plastics and Rubbers ($6.94k), and Chemical Products ($1.95k).

During 2017, Laos had a large net trade with Portugal in the exports of Textiles ($16.3M), Vegetable Products ($1.87M), and Machines ($8.28k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Sort By
Top Product Potential Portugal Laos+$17.8kTextiles for technical uses
Top Product Potential Laos Portugal+$1.2MNon-Knit Men's Suits

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

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

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