Laos vs Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) over time
- Laos
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Laos currently reports 124.1% against 45.3% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 78.8%.
That makes Laos's figure about 2.7 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
Laos ranks 15th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 18th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Pre-demographic dividend in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.1% | 30.4% | 7.2% | Pre-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 49.5% | 28.5% | 21.0% | Laos |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 45.5% | 1.4% | Laos |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 42.0% | 15.1% | Laos |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 39.2% | 55.7% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Laos or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Laos, at 124.1% against 45.3% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Laos and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 78.8%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Laos ranks 15th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 18th of 204 countries.
- 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.