Laos vs Lesotho: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Laos
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 23.3% against 23.2% in Laos, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 75th and Lesotho ranks 74th of 196 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.5% | 13.0% | 5.5% | Laos |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 12.4% | 9.0% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Laos or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 23.3% against 23.2% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Laos and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Lesotho?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Lesotho rank globally for food exports?
- Laos ranks 75th and Lesotho ranks 74th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.