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

Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Low & middle income
0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
26th
Low & middle income rank
25th

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

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.3187 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 2.6 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 25th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and Low & middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0597 current US$ per US$ of GDP Low & middle income
1990s 0.1392 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1461 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP Low & middle income
2000s 0.4043 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.167 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 0.2693 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2075 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0619 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 0.4172 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2047 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2125 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$), per unit, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Low & middle income?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Low & middle income?
0.3187 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Low & middle income?
40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Low & middle income rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 25th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.