Early-demographic dividend vs Laos: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

Early-demographic dividend
26.7%
in 2023
Laos
81.9%
in 2023
Early-demographic dividend rank
5th
Laos rank
2nd

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 81.9% against 26.7% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 55.2%.

That makes Laos's figure about 3.1 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th and Laos ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 2.3% 38.0% 35.7% Laos
1970s 1.8% 44.9% 43.2% Laos
1980s 2.7% 53.1% 50.4% Laos
1990s 4.7% 76.6% 71.9% Laos
2000s 11.6% 91.0% 79.3% Laos
2010s 21.9% 90.4% 68.5% Laos
2020s 26.5% 82.5% 56.0% Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east, Early-demographic dividend or Laos?
Laos, at 81.9% against 26.7% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Early-demographic dividend and Laos?
55.2%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Laos?
57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Laos rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th and Laos ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,103 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.