Logistics performance: Quality of trade in Laos
Laos: Logistics performance: Quality of trade was 2.3 1=low to 5=high in 2022. ▲ Rising
Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related in Laos, 2007–2022
Source: Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB). Measured in 1=low to 5=high.
Analysis
Laos recorded 2.3 1=low to 5=high for logistics performance index: quality of trade and transport-related in 2022.
The figure is down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, logistics performance index: quality of trade and transport-related in Laos peaked at 2.44 1=low to 5=high in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.76 1=low to 5=high, in 2016.
That places Laos 112th out of 156 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Logistics performance: Quality of trade in Laos, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 5=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 1=low to 5=high | — |
| 2010 | 1.95 1=low to 5=high | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.4 1=low to 5=high | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 2.21 1=low to 5=high | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 1.76 1=low to 5=high | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 2.44 1=low to 5=high | +38.5% |
| 2022 | 2.3 1=low to 5=high | -5.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 2.3 1=low to 5=high is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.33 1=low to 5=high, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 2.3 1=low to 5=high is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.2 1=low to 5=high, 72% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 1=low to 5=high | 2 1=low to 5=high | 2 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.15 1=low to 5=high | 1.76 1=low to 5=high | 2.44 1=low to 5=high | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.3 1=low to 5=high | 2.3 1=low to 5=high | 2.3 1=low to 5=high | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 110 Chad 2.37 1=low to 5=high compare
- 111 Sao Tome and Principe 2.33 1=low to 5=high compare
- 112 Bangladesh 2.3 1=low to 5=high compare
- 112 Burkina Faso 2.3 1=low to 5=high compare
- 112 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.3 1=low to 5=high compare
- 112 Djibouti 2.3 1=low to 5=high compare
- 112 Gambia 2.3 1=low to 5=high compare
- 112 Georgia 2.3 1=low to 5=high compare
- 112 Mongolia 2.3 1=low to 5=high compare
- 112 Sudan 2.3 1=low to 5=high compare
- 112 Togo 2.3 1=low to 5=high compare
- 112 Zambia 2.3 1=low to 5=high 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)
- 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 logistics performance index: quality of trade and transport-related in Laos?
- Logistics performance index: quality of trade and transport-related in Laos was 2.3 1=low to 5=high in 2022, according to Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest logistics performance index: quality of trade and transport-related recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 1=low to 5=high in 2018.
- What is the lowest logistics performance index: quality of trade and transport-related recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 1=low to 5=high in 2016.
- How does Laos rank for logistics performance index: quality of trade and transport-related?
- Laos ranks 112th out of 156 countries with data for 2022.
- Is logistics performance index: quality of trade and transport-related rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB), published as part of Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. Respondents evaluate eight countries on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The eight countries are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. The 2023 LPI survey was conducted from September 6 to November 5, 2022. It provided 4,090 country assessments by 652 logistics professionals in 115 countries in all World Bank regions. Details of the survey methodology and index construction methodology are included in Appendix 5 of the 2023 LPI report available at: https://lpi.worldbank.org/report. Respondents evaluated the quality of trade and transport related infrastructure (e.g. ports, railroads, roads, information technology), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.