Laos vs Samoa: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Laos
- Samoa
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.7% against 0.2% in Samoa, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Laos's figure about 4.3 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Samoa ahead.
Laos ranks 203rd and Samoa ranks 206th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 3.9% | 3.1% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 3.8% | 1.9% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Laos or Samoa?
- Laos, at 0.7% against 0.2% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Laos and Samoa?
- 0.5%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Samoa?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Samoa rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Laos ranks 203rd and Samoa ranks 206th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.