Laos vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region over time
- Laos
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Laos currently reports 84.0% against 20.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 63.3%.
That makes Laos's figure about 4.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 203 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.0% | 7.2% | 59.8% | Laos |
| 1970s | 87.2% | 9.5% | 77.7% | Laos |
| 1980s | 66.5% | 8.0% | 58.6% | Laos |
| 1990s | 63.2% | 11.4% | 51.8% | Laos |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 18.0% | 69.3% | Laos |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 24.2% | 63.7% | Laos |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 21.5% | 62.8% | 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, Laos or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Laos, at 84.0% against 20.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region between Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63.3%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Laos ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th 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.