Laos vs Solomon Islands: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Laos
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Laos, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.4 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Laos ranks 203rd and Solomon Islands ranks 201st of 206 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 4.0% | 3.6% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Solomon Islands |
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 Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Laos and Solomon Islands?
- 0.2%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Solomon Islands?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Solomon Islands rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Laos ranks 203rd and Solomon Islands ranks 201st 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.