Laos recorded a trade surplus of 418.58 USD Million in the third quarter of 2025. Balance of Trade in Laos averaged -55.94 USD Million from 2004 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 639.86 USD Million in the first quarter of 2025 and a record low of -630.13 USD Million in the second quarter of 2014. source: Bank of the Lao PDR



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 418.58 443.81 USD Million Sep 2025
Current Account 309.09 479.51 USD Million Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP 3.22 2.85 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 2977.30 3187.51 USD Million Sep 2025
External Debt 10350.50 10525.20 USD Million Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment 327.84 253.15 USD Million Sep 2025
Imports 2558.72 2743.70 USD Million Sep 2025
Tourism Revenues 1293.60 999.20 USD Million Dec 2024
Tourist Arrivals 4217682.00 3417629.00 people Dec 2024


Laos Balance of Trade
As a landlocked communist state, Laos has a relatively closed economy and engages in trade with only a few neighbouring countries. Laos consistently runs trade deficits due to its underdeveloped infrastructure and undiversified export base. Laos' main exports are wood, clothing, coffee, electricity, metals, corn and rubber. Laos mainly imports oil, machinery and equipment, vehicles, iron and steel, telecommunication equipment, beverages and cement..
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
418.58 443.81 639.86 -630.13 2004 - 2025 USD Million Quarterly