Natural gas - consumption:
1.569 billion cu m (2003 est.)
Natural gas - exports:
8.424 billion cu m (2003 est.)
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2003 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves:
283.2 billion cu m (2005)
Current account balance:
$700 million (2005 est.)
Exports:
$3.111 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)
Exports - commodities:
clothing, gas, wood products, pulses, beans, fish, rice
Exports - partners:
Thailand 44.3%, India 12.3%, China 6.8%, Japan 5% (2005)
Imports:
$3.454 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)
Imports - commodities:
fabric, petroleum products, plastics, machinery, transport
equipment, construction materials, crude oil; food products