Import unit value index in Laos
Laos: Import unit value index was 130.8 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Laos recorded 130.8 2015 = 100 for import unit value index in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in Laos peaked at 136.3 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.4 2015 = 100, in 2002.
That places Laos 76th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Import unit value index in Laos, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.9 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2001 | 63.7 2015 = 100 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 62.4 2015 = 100 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 67.3 2015 = 100 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 74.1 2015 = 100 | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 83.5 2015 = 100 | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 89.1 2015 = 100 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 94.4 2015 = 100 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 107.8 2015 = 100 | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 95.5 2015 = 100 | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 102.2 2015 = 100 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 116.4 2015 = 100 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 115.5 2015 = 100 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 113.3 2015 = 100 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 112.3 2015 = 100 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 97.1 2015 = 100 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 101.6 2015 = 100 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 106.8 2015 = 100 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 104.5 2015 = 100 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 101.4 2015 = 100 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 118.8 2015 = 100 | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 136.3 2015 = 100 | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 134.4 2015 = 100 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 130.8 2015 = 100 | -2.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 130.8 2015 = 100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 129.5 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 130.8 2015 = 100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 124.8 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.37 2015 = 100 | 62.4 2015 = 100 | 107.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.97 2015 = 100 | 97.1 2015 = 100 | 116.4 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.34 2015 = 100 | 101.4 2015 = 100 | 136.3 2015 = 100 | 5 |
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)
- 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 import unit value index in Laos?
- Import unit value index in Laos was 130.8 2015 = 100 in 2024, 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 136.3 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4 2015 = 100 in 2002.
- How does Laos rank for import unit value index?
- Laos ranks 76th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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.