Benin vs Laos: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Benin
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 13.3% against 11.5% in Benin, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 198th and Laos ranks 195th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.9% | 30.7% | 58.3% | Benin |
| 1970s | 79.5% | 12.8% | 66.7% | Benin |
| 1980s | 78.0% | 26.9% | 51.1% | Benin |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 35.9% | 1.1% | Laos |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 9.4% | 6.0% | Benin |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 9.0% | 4.3% | Benin |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 13.0% | 3.0% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Benin or Laos?
- Laos, at 13.3% against 11.5% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Benin and Laos?
- 1.8%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Laos?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Laos rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Benin ranks 198th 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.