| October 2010 | | |
| Lao People's Dem. Rep. | | |
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| BASIC INDICATORS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Population (thousands, 2009) | | 6 320 | | Rank in world trade, 2009 | Exports | Imports | | |
| GDP (million current US$, 2009) | | 5 939 | | Merchandise | | | 144 | 158 | | |
| GDP (million current PPP US$, 2009) | | 14 276 | | excluding intra-EU trade | 118 | 132 | | |
| Current account balance (million US$, 2007) | 107 | | Commercial services | | 141 | 164 | | |
| Trade per capita (US$, 2006-2008) | | 639 | | excluding intra-EU trade | 115 | 138 | | |
| Trade to GDP ratio (2006-2008) | | 87.9 | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | 2009 | | 2000-2009 | 2008 | 2009 | | |
| Real GDP (2000=100) | | 181 | | 7 | 7 | 6 | | |
| Exports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100) a | 15 | | -21 | 12 | ... | | |
| Imports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100) a | 15 | | -21 | 6 | ... | | |
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| TRADE POLICY | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WTO accession | Observer | | Contribution to WTO budget | | - | | |
| Trade Policy Review | - | | Import duties collected | | | | |
| GPA accession | - | | in total tax revenue | | | ... | | |
| Tariffs and duty free imports | | | | to total imports | | | ... | | |
| Tariff binding coverage (%) | | - | | Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force | | |
| MFN tariffs | | | Final bound | Applied 2008 | | Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry | - | | |
| Simple average of import duties | | | | Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO | 8 - 3 | | |
| All goods | | | - | 9.7 | | Anti-dumping | | | | - | | |
| Agricultural goods (AOA) | - | 19.5 | | Countervailing duties | | | - | | |
| Non-agricultural goods | - | 8.2 | | Safeguards | | | | - | | |
| Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) | - | 0.0 | | Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) | | |
| MFN duty free imports | | | | Requests for consultation | - | | |
| in agricultural goods (AOA) | ... | | Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports | - | | |
| in non-agricultural goods | ... | | Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) | - | | |
| Services sectors with GATS commitments | - | | Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) | - | | |
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| MERCHANDISE TRADE | | | Value | | Annual percentage change | |
| | | | | 2009 | | 2000-2009 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) | 940 | | 12 | 18 | -13 | | |
| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) | 1 260 | | 10 | 32 | -10 | | |
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| | | | | 2009 | | | | | | 2009 |
| Share in world total exports | 0.01 | | Share in world total imports | 0.01 | | |
| Breakdown in economy's total exports | | | Breakdown in economy's total imports | | | |
| By main commodity group (ITS) | | | By main commodity group (ITS) | | | |
| Agricultural products | | | ... | | Agricultural products | | | ... | | |
| Fuels and mining products | | ... | | Fuels and mining products | | ... | | |
| Manufactures | | | | ... | | Manufactures | | | | ... | | |
| By main destination | | | By main origin | | | |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE | | Value | | Annual percentage change | |
| | | | | 2008 | | 2000-2008 | | 2007 | 2008 |
| Commercial services exports (million US$) | 372 | | 12 | 32 | 46 | | |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) | 303 | | 17 | 33 | 25 | | |
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| | | | 2008 | | | | | | 2008 |
| Share in world total exports | 0.01 | | Share in world total imports | 0.01 | | |
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| Breakdown in economy's total exports | | | Breakdown in economy's total imports | | | |
| By principal services item | | | By principal services item | | | | |
| Transportation | | 15.1 | | Transportation | | 79.1 | | |
| Travel | | 74.0 | | Travel | | 5.4 | | |
| Other commercial services | | 10.9 | | Other commercial services | | 15.6 | | |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY | | | | | | | | | | |
| Patent grants by patent office | | Trademark registrations by office, 2003 | | |
| Residents | Non-residents | Total | | Direct residents | Direct non-residents | Madrid | Total | | |
| ... | ... | ... | | 45 | 675 | ... | 720 | | |
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| a Refers to 2008 values and to the average annual percentage change for 2000-2008. | | |
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