# Laos exporter opportunity index

This page reviews 14,367 screened market and product opportunities for Laos. It combines reported trade observations with calculated opportunity indicators.

## Summary

- Latest reported exports: $9.3B
- Calculated three-year addressable opportunity: $2.7T
- Active partner markets: 270
- FTA partners: 19
- Profile year: 2024

## Top Opportunities

| Rank | Buyer market | Product | Addressable 3-year value | Buyer CAGR | Exporter share | Share gap | Signal |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | China (CHN) | HS 260111 Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated | $118.6B | +18.9% | 0.3% | 63.6% | Growing |
| 2 | China (CHN) | HS 854231 Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $93.1B | +18.1% | 0% | 35.8% | Declining |
| 3 | China (CHN) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $64.8B | +33.7% | 0.1% | 41% | Accelerating |
| 4 | China (CHN) | HS 120190 Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $62.4B | +24.6% | 0% | 67.5% | Growing |
| 5 | China (CHN) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $61.4B | +15.9% | 0% | 48.2% | Declining |
| 6 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $53.8B | +11.8% | 0% | 71.4% | Stable |
| 7 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847150 Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $45.6B | +11.1% | 0% | 61.8% | Declining |
| 8 | China (CHN) | HS 260300 Copper ores and concentrates | $34.8B | +20.3% | 0.5% | 32% | Growing |
| 9 | India (IND) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $33.8B | +21.1% | 0.1% | 35.4% | Growing |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $27.3B | +20.6% | 0% | 57.8% | Growing |
| 11 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847180 Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471 | $25.8B | +9.4% | 0% | 78.7% | Accelerating |
| 12 | China (CHN) | HS 710813 Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $20.7B | +31.4% | 0% | 60.2% | Growing |
| 13 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 711590 Metal: precious or metal clad with precious metal, other than that of item no. 7115.10 | $20.2B | +21.5% | 0% | 57.3% | Stable |
| 14 | Japan (JPN) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $19.3B | +12.3% | 0% | 84.7% | Stable |
| 15 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $18.1B | +10.6% | 0.1% | 32% | Accelerating |
| 16 | China (CHN) | HS 740311 Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $17.5B | +17.5% | 0.1% | 35.7% | Growing |
| 17 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $17.5B | +4.4% | 0% | 53.4% | Growing |
| 18 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $17.2B | +12.8% | 0.1% | 13.4% | Accelerating |
| 19 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE) | HS 710813 Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $17.2B | +14.3% | 0% | 76% | Declining |
| 20 | China (CHN) | HS 847180 Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471 | $16.9B | +19.1% | 0% | 63.8% | Accelerating |
| 21 | China (CHN) | HS 270210 Lignite: whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated, excluding jet | $16.3B | +47.5% | 0% | 89.5% | Growing |
| 22 | China (CHN) | HS 270112 Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $16.2B | +24.7% | 0% | 26.6% | Accelerating |
| 23 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 851762 Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $16.2B | +14.1% | 0.1% | 21.2% | Accelerating |
| 24 | Thailand (THA) | HS 270900 Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $15.1B | +8.4% | 0% | 41.8% | Declining |
| 25 | India (IND) | HS 851770 Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $14.8B | +18.2% | 0% | 82.4% | Slowing |
| 26 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847330 Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $14.3B | +1.2% | 0% | 42.4% | Accelerating |
| 27 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 950300 Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $13.8B | +3.8% | 0% | 77.3% | Accelerating |
| 28 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $13.5B | +16.9% | 0.1% | 73.4% | Accelerating |
| 29 | China (CHN) | HS 260600 Aluminium ores and concentrates | $12.9B | +29.3% | 0.5% | 74.8% | Accelerating |
| 30 | Canada (CAN) | HS 999999 Commodities not specified according to kind | $11.8B | +17.8% | 0% | 99.9% | Growing |
| 31 | Viet Nam (VNM) | HS 854231 Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $11.5B | +25.9% | 0% | 22% | Slowing |
| 32 | China (CHN) | HS 020230 Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $11.4B | +30.8% | 0% | 54.5% | Accelerating |
| 33 | Australia (AUS) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $10.7B | +13.8% | 0% | 29.2% | Accelerating |
| 34 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 853710 Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $10.6B | +10.8% | 0% | 41.2% | Growing |
| 35 | China (CHN) | HS 852990 Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors | $9.9B | +7.9% | 0% | 50.3% | Growing |
| 36 | Germany (DEU) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $9.7B | +9.2% | 0% | 52% | Declining |
| 37 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 847330 Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $8.8B | +5.2% | 0% | 64.1% | Growing |
| 38 | Germany (DEU) | HS 847130 Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $8.4B | +3.5% | 0% | 68.5% | Declining |
| 39 | Thailand (THA) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $8.3B | +13.7% | 0% | 39.9% | Growing |
| 40 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 854140 Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $7.9B | +12.1% | 1.8% | 31.9% | Accelerating |
| 41 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $7.7B | +8.7% | 0% | 28% | Accelerating |
| 42 | China (CHN) | HS 851770 Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $7.6B | +8.7% | 0% | 46% | Growing |
| 43 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 220300 Beer: made from malt | $7.6B | +6.5% | 0% | 82.9% | Growing |
| 44 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $7.3B | +9.1% | 0% | 18.1% | Growing |
| 45 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 940190 Seat: parts | $7.3B | +6.5% | 0% | 66% | Declining |
| 46 | Netherlands (NLD) | HS 847130 Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $7.3B | +4% | 0% | 73.2% | Growing |
| 47 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $7.3B | +5.8% | 0% | 22.4% | Growing |
| 48 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 740311 Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $7.2B | +6.8% | 0% | 71.7% | Declining |
| 49 | China (CHN) | HS 081060 Fruit, edible: durians, fresh | $7.2B | +27.5% | 0.2% | 63.3% | Growing |
| 50 | China (CHN) | HS 470329 Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous wood | $6.9B | +17% | 0% | 51.1% | Declining |

## Sector View

- Electrical machinery (HS2 85): $799.6B across 1,450 screened opportunities.
- Machinery (HS2 84): $284.7B across 636 screened opportunities.
- Precious stones and metals (HS2 71): $269.3B across 132 screened opportunities.
- Ores, slag and ash (HS2 26): $191.3B across 46 screened opportunities.
- Knitted clothing (HS2 61): $85.2B across 2,696 screened opportunities.
- Mineral fuels (HS2 27): $73.0B across 26 screened opportunities.
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits (HS2 12): $71.7B across 108 screened opportunities.
- Non-knitted clothing (HS2 62): $68.9B across 2,557 screened opportunities.
- Footwear (HS2 64): $65.9B across 743 screened opportunities.
- Plastics (HS2 39): $64.5B across 245 screened opportunities.

## Reported Export Footprint

- Thailand (THA): $3.0B reported exports; YoY +52.1%.
- China (CHN): $2.9B reported exports; YoY -10.8%.
- Viet Nam (VNM): $825.2M reported exports; YoY -22.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $747.8M reported exports; YoY +173.8%.
- Australia (AUS): $266.9M reported exports; YoY -27%.
- Germany (DEU): $247.3M reported exports; YoY +69.2%.
- Cambodia (KHM): $234.8M reported exports; YoY +90.6%.
- Japan (JPN): $128.4M reported exports; YoY -12.6%.

## Corridor Risk and Signals

- Thailand (THA): Critical attention; Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure.
- Viet Nam (VNM): High attention; Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure.
- China (CHN): High attention; Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure.
- Japan (JPN): High attention; Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): High attention; Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction.
- Cambodia (KHM): High attention; Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure.

## Region View

- East Asia: $992.7B across 8 buyer markets.
- North America: $651.0B across 3 buyer markets.
- Europe: $443.5B across 41 buyer markets.
- Southeast Asia: $400.3B across 10 buyer markets.
- South Asia: $74.4B across 7 buyer markets.
- Middle East: $72.2B across 12 buyer markets.
- Oceania: $45.4B across 7 buyer markets.
- Latin America and Caribbean: $15.9B across 26 buyer markets.

## How to Read

Addressable opportunity is a calculated screening indicator, not a reported order value. Opportunities are included when latest buyer imports exceed $50.0K and at least 3 trade years are available.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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