Laos vs OECD members: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit

Laos
0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
OECD members
0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Laos rank
26th
OECD members rank
23rd

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

  • Laos
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members, a difference of 0.3172 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Laos's figure about 2.5 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was OECD members ahead.

Laos ranks 26th and OECD members ranks 23rd of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and OECD members in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos OECD members Difference Ahead
1980s 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1163 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0724 current US$ per US$ of GDP OECD members
1990s 0.1392 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.132 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 0.4043 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1798 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2245 current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2010s 0.2693 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2068 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0625 current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2020s 0.4172 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2066 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2107 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$), per unit, Laos or OECD members?
Laos, at 0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Laos and OECD members?
0.3172 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and OECD members?
40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Laos and OECD members rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Laos ranks 26th and OECD members ranks 23rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.