Laos vs Zambia: Merchandise exports

Laos
12.38 billion current US$
in 2025
Zambia
13.31 billion current US$
in 2025
Laos rank
95th
Zambia rank
93rd

Merchandise exports over time

  • Laos
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 13.31 billion current US$ against 12.38 billion current US$ in Laos, a difference of 937.00 million current US$.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 95th and Zambia ranks 93rd of 206 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.10 million current US$ 556.70 million current US$ 554.60 million current US$ Zambia
1970s 8.20 million current US$ 1.05 billion current US$ 1.05 billion current US$ Zambia
1980s 47.30 million current US$ 958.90 million current US$ 911.60 million current US$ Zambia
1990s 252.50 million current US$ 998.80 million current US$ 746.30 million current US$ Zambia
2000s 615.20 million current US$ 2.50 billion current US$ 1.88 billion current US$ Zambia
2010s 3.51 billion current US$ 8.29 billion current US$ 4.78 billion current US$ Zambia
2020s 8.69 billion current US$ 10.93 billion current US$ 2.24 billion current US$ Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports, Laos or Zambia?
Zambia, at 13.31 billion current US$ against 12.38 billion current US$ in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports between Laos and Zambia?
937.00 million current US$, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Zambia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Laos and Zambia rank globally for merchandise exports?
Laos ranks 95th and Zambia ranks 93rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise exports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,893 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a resident to a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.