Laos vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Laos
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 13.7% against 13.3% in Laos, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Laos ranks 195th and Sierra Leone ranks 193rd of 206 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.7% | 99.2% | 68.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 97.7% | 84.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 26.9% | 97.3% | 70.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 100.0% | 64.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 40.8% | 31.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 26.9% | 17.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 18.6% | 5.6% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Laos or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 13.7% against 13.3% in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 0.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Laos ranks 195th and Sierra Leone ranks 193rd 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.