Laos recorded a trade surplus of 330.59 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2025. Balance of Trade in Laos averaged -41.85 USD Million from 2004 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 687.53 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 330.59 592.08 USD Million Dec 2025
Current Account 308.75 437.48 USD Million Dec 2025
Current Account to GDP 3.22 2.85 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 3098.05 3047.34 USD Million Dec 2025
External Debt 10350.50 10525.20 USD Million Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment 399.23 353.23 USD Million Dec 2025
Imports 2767.46 2455.26 USD Million Dec 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
330.59 592.08 687.53 -630.13 2004 - 2025 USD Million Quarterly