North Korea vs Laos: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region over time
- North Korea
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 84.0% against 74.2% in North Korea, a difference of 9.8%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 8th and Laos ranks 5th of 203 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.1% | 66.5% | 29.5% | Laos |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 63.2% | 44.5% | Laos |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 87.3% | 53.8% | Laos |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 87.8% | 21.6% | Laos |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 84.4% | 37.1% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region, North Korea or Laos?
- Laos, at 84.0% against 74.2% in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region between North Korea and Laos?
- 9.8%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Laos?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Laos rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- North Korea ranks 8th and Laos ranks 5th of 203 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.