Botswana vs Laos: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Botswana
- Laos
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 61.8% against 61.7% in Laos, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 100th and Laos ranks 101st of 196 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.3% | 69.8% | 0.4% | Laos |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 58.8% | 10.3% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Botswana or Laos?
- Botswana, at 61.8% against 61.7% in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Botswana and Laos?
- 0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Laos?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Laos rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Botswana ranks 100th and Laos ranks 101st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.