Congo vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Congo
0.5211 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Congo rank
27th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
26th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit over time

  • Congo
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5211 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Congo, a difference of 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 27th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3878 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3438 current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
1990s 0.5353 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1392 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3961 current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
2000s 0.7177 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4043 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3134 current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
2010s 0.588 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2693 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3187 current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
2020s 0.417 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4172 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Congo or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5211 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Congo ranks 27th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,888 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.