Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Least developed countries: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 81.9% against 33.5% in Least developed countries, a difference of 48.4%.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 2.4 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 2nd and Least developed countries ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.0% | 4.2% | 33.8% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1970s | 44.9% | 4.7% | 40.3% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 5.7% | 47.5% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 76.6% | 10.8% | 65.8% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 18.0% | 73.0% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 27.6% | 62.8% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 32.5% | 50.0% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Least developed countries?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 81.9% against 33.5% in Least developed countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Least developed countries?
- 48.4%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Least developed countries?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Least developed countries rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 2nd and Least developed countries ranks 1st of 206 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.