Afghanistan vs Laos: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Afghanistan
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 13.3% against 12.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 196th and Laos ranks 195th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.2% | 30.7% | 27.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 53.4% | 12.8% | 40.6% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 68.0% | 26.9% | 41.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 65.1% | 35.9% | 29.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 9.4% | 6.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 9.0% | 1.9% | Laos |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 13.0% | 1.7% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Afghanistan or Laos?
- Laos, at 13.3% against 12.9% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Afghanistan and Laos?
- 0.4%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Laos?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Laos rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Afghanistan ranks 196th and Laos ranks 195th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.