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Data: UN Comtrade, 2023 · snapshot 2026-07-19
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ATLAS · TRADE FLOWS · LAO PDR

What Lao PDR Trades

In 2023, Lao PDR sold about $6.0B of goods to the rest of the world and bought about $7.1B in return. Its biggest customer was China ($2.3B, 38% of exports); its biggest supplier, Thailand ($2.9B). The map above draws each partner as an arc sized by value; the full lists are below. Bilateral goods trade from UN Comtrade, exports FOB and imports CIF.

GOODS EXPORTED$6.0B
GOODS IMPORTED$7.1B
TOP PARTNERChina

Where Lao PDR sends its goods

Lao PDR’s biggest export markets — the countries it sells the most goods to, by value (FOB).

1China38.2%$2.3B
2Viet Nam19.9%$1.2B
3Thailand13.1%$792M
4Australia5.7%$347M
5United States1.6%$99M
6Japan1.6%$98M
7Germany1.6%$95M
8Singapore1.4%$86M
9India1.4%$83M
11Switzerland1.0%$59M
12Denmark0.6%$38M
13Netherlands0.6%$35M
14Belgium0.5%$31M
15Philippines0.5%$29M
16United Kingdom0.4%$25M
17Sweden0.4%$23M
18Romania0.3%$20M
19Korea, Rep.0.2%$13M
20Cambodia0.2%$12M
21Portugal0.2%$12M
22Italy0.2%$10M
23Canada0.2%$10M
25Spain0.1%$8M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total exports. 92.1% of exports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Where Lao PDR buys its goods

Lao PDR’s biggest suppliers — the countries it buys the most goods from, by value (CIF, including shipping).

1Thailand41.7%$2.9B
2China29.8%$2.1B
3Viet Nam4.5%$317M
4United States2.9%$204M
5Japan2.1%$149M
6Australia1.1%$81M
7Singapore1.1%$78M
8Korea, Rep.1.0%$72M
9Switzerland0.7%$48M
10Canada0.4%$28M
11Malaysia0.4%$28M
12Germany0.4%$28M
13Indonesia0.4%$26M
14India0.4%$25M
15Italy0.3%$22M
16Belgium0.3%$22M
17Spain0.3%$22M
18France0.3%$18M
19United Kingdom0.3%$18M
21Poland0.2%$11M
22Pakistan0.1%$10M
23Myanmar0.1%$6M
24Finland0.1%$6M
25Sweden0.1%$5M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total imports. 90.0% of imports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Trade flows of other countries

China · United States · Germany · Japan · Netherlands · Italy · France · Korea, Rep.