Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Laos
Laos: Import unit value index (2015 = 100) was 132.3 2015 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Import 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
Laos recorded 132.3 2015 = 100 for import unit value index in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in Laos peaked at 136.4 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.3 2015 = 100, in 2002.
That places Laos 74th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Laos, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.8 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2001 | 63.6 2015 = 100 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 62.3 2015 = 100 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 67.2 2015 = 100 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 74 2015 = 100 | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 83.4 2015 = 100 | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 88.9 2015 = 100 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 94.1 2015 = 100 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 107.5 2015 = 100 | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 95.4 2015 = 100 | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 102.2 2015 = 100 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 116.4 2015 = 100 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 115.5 2015 = 100 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 113.2 2015 = 100 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 112.3 2015 = 100 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 97.1 2015 = 100 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 101.5 2015 = 100 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 106.6 2015 = 100 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 104.4 2015 = 100 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 101.3 2015 = 100 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 118.7 2015 = 100 | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 136.4 2015 = 100 | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 134.6 2015 = 100 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 131 2015 = 100 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 132.3 2015 = 100 | +1.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 132.3 2015 = 100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127.8 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 132.3 2015 = 100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 124.5 2015 = 100, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.22 2015 = 100 | 62.3 2015 = 100 | 107.5 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.92 2015 = 100 | 97.1 2015 = 100 | 116.4 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.72 2015 = 100 | 101.3 2015 = 100 | 136.4 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 import unit value index in Laos?
- Import unit value index in Laos was 132.3 2015 = 100 in 2025, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import unit value index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 136.4 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3 2015 = 100 in 2002.
- How does Laos rank for import unit value index?
- Laos ranks 74th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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 Import unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import 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, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.