Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Laos: Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 124.1% against 49.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 75.1%.
That makes Laos's figure about 2.5 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Laos ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.7% | 11.9% | 15.8% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 54.8% | 19.3% | Laos |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 46.9% | 5.8% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 57.1% | 2.5% | Laos |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 94.9% | 36.0% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Laos?
- Laos, at 124.1% against 49.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Laos?
- 75.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Laos?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Laos rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Laos ranks 15th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.