Natural gas - proved reserves:
283.2 billion cu m (1 January 2005 est.)
Current account balance:
$1.247 billion (2006 est.)
Exports:
$5.289 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 (2006 est.)
Exports - commodities:
clothing, gas, wood products, pulses, beans, fish, rice
Exports - partners:
Thailand 43.8%, India 12.1%, China 6.7%, Japan 5% (2005)
Imports:
$2.049 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 (2006 est.)
Imports - commodities:
fabric, petroleum products, plastics, machinery, transport
equipment, construction materials, crude oil; food products
Imports - partners:
China 28.8%, Thailand 21.8%, Singapore 18.4%, Malaysia 7.6% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$932 million (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$7.162 billion (2006 est.)