Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) in Laos
Laos: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) was 8.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Laos, 2000–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Laos stood at 8.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Laos peaked at 14.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2016.
That places Laos 75th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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, weighted mean, all products (%) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.1% | — |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -28.5% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -3.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 8.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.2%, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 8.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.8%, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.5% | 14.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 8.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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- 76 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.4% compare
- 77 French Polynesia 8.4% compare
- 78 Honduras 8.3% 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 tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Laos?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Laos was 8.4% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2016.
- How does Laos rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products?
- Laos ranks 75th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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, weighted mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. 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 and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database.