Lao People's Dem. Rep. vs USA: 2023 Trade Comparison

Side-by-side stats from CEPII BACI. Bold values mark the larger figure.

Lao People's Dem. Rep.MetricUSA
$8.70BTotal exports$1.90T
$8.06BTotal imports$2.98T
$648.04MTrade balance$-1.08T
$16.76BTotal trade volume$4.87T
#108Global export rank#2
#126Global import rank#1

Direct trade between Lao People's Dem. Rep. and USA

Lao People's Dem. Rep.USA
$306.12M
USALao People's Dem. Rep.
$21.99M

Lao People's Dem. Rep. top exports

  • Electrical energy$2.15B
  • potassic, potassium chloride$828.26M
  • gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$652.95M
  • Copper ores and concentrates$427.98M
  • non-agglomerated$384.16M

USA top exports

  • petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$124.16B
  • preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals$115.84B
  • liquefied, natural gas$39.59B
  • consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$33.69B
  • of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$31.57B

Shared top trade partners

Both countries appear as major export destinations for 4 of the same partners:

ChinaGermanyJapanIndia