Export unit value index (2015 = 100) in Laos
Laos: Export unit value index (2015 = 100) was 216.3 2015 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Export unit value index in Laos, 2000–2025
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, export unit value index in Laos stood at 216.3 2015 = 100.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 116.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export unit value index in Laos peaked at 234 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.2 2015 = 100, in 2002.
Laos ranks 6th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Export unit value index (2015 = 100) in Laos, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.3 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2001 | 73.4 2015 = 100 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 73.2 2015 = 100 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.1 2015 = 100 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 80.5 2015 = 100 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 86.2 2015 = 100 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 100.2 2015 = 100 | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 106.5 2015 = 100 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 116.1 2015 = 100 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 99.5 2015 = 100 | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 118 2015 = 100 | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 138 2015 = 100 | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 125.7 2015 = 100 | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 118.1 2015 = 100 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 114 2015 = 100 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 94.1 2015 = 100 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 104.4 2015 = 100 | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 115.2 2015 = 100 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 106.3 2015 = 100 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 104.2 2015 = 100 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 179.8 2015 = 100 | +72.6% |
| 2022 | 234 2015 = 100 | +30.1% |
| 2023 | 202.9 2015 = 100 | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 201.6 2015 = 100 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 216.3 2015 = 100 | +7.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 216.3 2015 = 100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 148.6 2015 = 100, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 216.3 2015 = 100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 125.4 2015 = 100, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.8 2015 = 100 | 73.2 2015 = 100 | 116.1 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.38 2015 = 100 | 94.1 2015 = 100 | 138 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 189.8 2015 = 100 | 104.2 2015 = 100 | 234 2015 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More private sector data for Laos
- Merchandise trade 124.1% (2025)
- Food imports 12.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 10.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 32.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 12.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,572 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export unit value index in Laos?
- Export unit value index in Laos was 216.3 2015 = 100 in 2025, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export unit value index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 234 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest export unit value index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2 2015 = 100 in 2002.
- How does Laos rank for export unit value index?
- Laos ranks 6th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is export unit value index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Export unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, interna¬tional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.