Jamaica vs Laos: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Jamaica
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 2.7% against 2.3% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 169th and Laos ranks 166th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 1.7% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 6.6% | 4.2% | Laos |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 1.7% | 1.5% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 3.4% | 4.3% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.2% | 2.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Jamaica or Laos?
- Laos, at 2.7% against 2.3% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Jamaica and Laos?
- 0.4%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Laos?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Laos rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Jamaica ranks 169th and Laos ranks 166th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.