Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa: 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
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
27th

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

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.325 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0862 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0422 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 0.1392 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0962 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.043 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 0.4043 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2405 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1638 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 0.2693 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2105 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0589 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 0.4172 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1843 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2329 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$), per unit, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.325 current US$ 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.