# Laos HS 500720 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 500720 exports from Laos: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Laos |
| HS6 | 500720 |
| Latest exports | $212.9K |
| Active destinations | 3 |
| Three-year growth | +29.2% |
| Destination HHI | 2,551 |
| Weighted share | 0.3% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Japan at $2.4M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Thailand at $8.8K / ton.
- Median reported price: $205.6K / ton.
- Price spread: 1,177.9%.

## Export history

- 2010: $13.8K
- 2011: $7.0K
- 2012: $7.8K
- 2013: $51.6K
- 2014: $76.4K
- 2015: $61.4K
- 2016: $38.5K
- 2017: $69.8K
- 2018: $63.7K
- 2019: $45.7K
- 2020: $34.9K
- 2021: $53.6K
- 2022: $47.8K
- 2023: $127.5K
- 2024: $115.8K

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

## Complete structured values

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