Export value index in Laos
Laos: Export value index was 263.3 2015 = 100 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Export value index in Laos, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2024, export value index in Laos stood at 263.3 2015 = 100. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 244.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export value index in Laos peaked at 263.3 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.5 2015 = 100, in 2005.
Laos ranks 21st of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Export value index in Laos, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.5 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 25 2015 = 100 | +61.3% |
| 2007 | 26.3 2015 = 100 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 31.1 2015 = 100 | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 30.2 2015 = 100 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 50.2 2015 = 100 | +66.2% |
| 2011 | 62.9 2015 = 100 | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 64.8 2015 = 100 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 65.1 2015 = 100 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 76.5 2015 = 100 | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +30.7% |
| 2016 | 113.1 2015 = 100 | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 130.7 2015 = 100 | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 145.2 2015 = 100 | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 158.7 2015 = 100 | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 167.9 2015 = 100 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 210.2 2015 = 100 | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 226.1 2015 = 100 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 231.4 2015 = 100 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 263.3 2015 = 100 | +13.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 263.3 2015 = 100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 161.5 2015 = 100, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 263.3 2015 = 100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 144.45 2015 = 100, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.62 2015 = 100 | 15.5 2015 = 100 | 31.1 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.72 2015 = 100 | 50.2 2015 = 100 | 158.7 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 219.78 2015 = 100 | 167.9 2015 = 100 | 263.3 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 18 Northern Mariana Islands 286.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 19 Kyrgyzstan 285.1 2015 = 100 compare
- 20 Sao Tome and Principe 264.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 259.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 23 Senegal 253.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 24 Vietnam 249.8 2015 = 100 compare
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)
- Food exports 23.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 32.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 12.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,572 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6762 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 31.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export value index in Laos?
- Export value index in Laos was 263.3 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export value index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 263.3 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest export value index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Laos rank for export value index?
- Laos ranks 21st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is export value index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 244.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Export value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies.