Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Laos
Laos: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia was 84.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Laos, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Laos is 84.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Laos peaked at 99.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1963.
That places Laos 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 99.5% | — |
| 1962 | 38.9% | -60.9% |
| 1963 | 16.9% | -56.4% |
| 1964 | 20.4% | +20.4% |
| 1965 | 75.0% | +267.5% |
| 1967 | 95.3% | +27.1% |
| 1968 | 91.4% | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 98.7% | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 65.1% | -34.1% |
| 1971 | 97.3% | +49.5% |
| 1972 | 93.9% | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 95.2% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 84.3% | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 63.3% | -24.9% |
| 1982 | 73.6% | +16.3% |
| 1983 | 71.2% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 53.9% | -24.3% |
| 1985 | 62.4% | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 79.3% | +27.0% |
| 1987 | 68.7% | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 56.9% | -17.9% |
| 1990 | 78.2% | +37.3% |
| 1991 | 58.8% | -24.8% |
| 1992 | 46.4% | -21.0% |
| 1993 | 64.4% | +38.6% |
| 1994 | 78.2% | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 78.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 89.3% | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 26.2% | -70.7% |
| 1998 | 51.3% | +96.0% |
| 1999 | 61.3% | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 87.3% | +42.3% |
| 2001 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 84.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.3%, 8.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 84.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.9%, 2.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +267.5% | 20.4% | 75.0% |
| 1998 | +96.0% | 26.2% | 51.3% |
| 1997 | -70.7% | 89.3% | 26.2% |
| 1962 | -60.9% | 99.5% | 38.9% |
| 1963 | -56.4% | 38.9% | 16.9% |
| 1971 | +49.5% | 65.1% | 97.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.0% | 16.9% | 99.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 87.2% | 65.1% | 97.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 66.5% | 53.9% | 79.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 63.2% | 26.2% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 86.5% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 84.0% | 85.6% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Laos?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Laos was 84.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1963.
- How does Laos rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- Laos ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.