Africa Eastern and Southern vs Laos: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region

Africa Eastern and Southern
23.8%
in 2023
Laos
84.0%
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
3rd
Laos rank
5th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 84.0% against 23.8% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 60.2%.

That makes Laos's figure about 3.5 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 3rd and Laos ranks 5th of 46 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 9.8% 67.0% 57.2% Laos
1970s 15.2% 87.2% 72.0% Laos
1980s 10.0% 66.5% 56.5% Laos
1990s 13.3% 63.2% 49.9% Laos
2000s 17.0% 87.3% 70.2% Laos
2010s 24.5% 87.8% 63.3% Laos
2020s 22.6% 84.4% 61.8% Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region, Africa Eastern and Southern or Laos?
Laos, at 84.0% against 23.8% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region between Africa Eastern and Southern and Laos?
60.2%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Laos?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Laos rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 3rd and Laos ranks 5th of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,966 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.