Natural gas - exports:
8.424 billion cu m (2003 est.)
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2003 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves:
2.46 trillion cu m (2003)
Current account balance:
$-185 million (2004 est.)
Exports:
$2.137 billion f.o.b.
note: official export figures are grossly underestimated due to the
value of timber, gems, narcotics, rice, and other products smuggled
to Thailand, China, and Bangladesh (2004 est.)
Exports - commodities:
clothing, gas, wood products, pulses, beans, fish, rice
Exports - partners:
Thailand 37.8%, India 11.7%, China 6%, Japan 5.3% (2004)
Imports:
$1.754 billion f.o.b.
note: import figures are grossly underestimated due to the value of
consumer goods, diesel fuel, and other products smuggled in from
Thailand, China, Malaysia, and India (2004 est.)
Imports - commodities:
fabric, petroleum products, plastics, machinery, transport
equipment, construction materials, crude oil; food products
Imports - partners:
China 29.8%, Singapore 20.8%, Thailand 19.3%, South Korea 5.2%,
Malaysia 4.8% (2004)