Laos vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit over time
- Laos
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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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About this data
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.