Laos vs Uruguay: Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Laos
27.8%
in 2025
Uruguay
28.3%
in 2025
Laos rank
109th
Uruguay rank
108th
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Laos
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 28.3% against 27.8% in Laos, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 109th and Uruguay ranks 108th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.6% | 30.1% | 24.5% | Laos |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 49.5% | 12.0% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 46.5% | 20.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 31.1% | 24.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 29.0% | 2.4% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Laos or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 28.3% against 27.8% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Laos and Uruguay?
- 0.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Uruguay?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Uruguay rank globally for transport services?
- Laos ranks 109th and Uruguay ranks 108th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.