Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Laos
Laos: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 10.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Laos, 2000–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Laos stood at 10.1%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Laos peaked at 15.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2022.
Laos ranks 90th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.3% | — |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -32.8% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -0.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 10.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 10.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.2%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -32.8% | 15.2% | 10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 14.3% | 14.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.2% | 15.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.1% | 10.2% | 3 |
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 tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Laos?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Laos was 10.1% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2022.
- How does Laos rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Laos ranks 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).