Laos vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Laos
0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Laos rank
26th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
26th

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

  • Laos
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3234 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Laos's figure about 2.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Laos ranks 26th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0616 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 0.1392 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 0.4043 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1716 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2327 current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2010s 0.2693 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1722 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0972 current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2020s 0.4172 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2132 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.204 current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Laos or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Laos, at 0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
0.3234 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Laos ranks 26th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.