Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — Laos

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) in Laos in 2023 — 10.34%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 160. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 3.4 pp.

2023 10.34% +1.93 pp vs 2022
World rank 9of 160
Period maximum 81.46%1974
Period minimum 2.03%2010

Trend over time

1962–2023 · % of merchandise exports

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — Laos, 1962–2023025507510019621969197619831990199720042011201820231962: 6.95%1963: 15.47%1964: 6.93%1965: 19.77%1966: 15.39%1967: 34.25%1968: 27.32%1969: 37.96%1970: 27.59%1971: 46.05%1972: 38.46%1973: 63.17%1974: 81.46%2010: 2.03%2011: 4.8%2012: 4.65%2013: 4.89%2014: 6.48%2015: 4.96%2016: 3.11%2017: 3.78%2018: 8.38%2019: 10.79%2020: 10.33%2021: 10.31%2022: 8.41%2023: 10.34%
Change over the period: +3.4 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 10.34%
World 1.15%
South-Eastern Asia computed 1.91%
Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.34 +1.93 pp
2022 8.41 −1.9 pp
2021 10.31 −0.02 pp
2020 10.33 −0.46 pp
2019 10.79 +2.41 pp
2018 8.38 +4.59 pp
2017 3.78 +0.68 pp
2016 3.11 −1.86 pp
2015 4.96 −1.52 pp
2014 6.48 +1.6 pp
2013 4.89 +0.24 pp
2012 4.65 −0.15 pp
2011 4.8 +2.77 pp
2010 2.03
1974 81.46 +18.3 pp
1973 63.17 +24.71 pp
1972 38.46 −7.59 pp
1971 46.05 +18.46 pp
1970 27.59 −10.38 pp
1969 37.96 +10.64 pp
1968 27.32 −6.93 pp
1967 34.25 +18.86 pp
1966 15.39 −4.38 pp
1965 19.77 +12.84 pp
1964 6.93 −8.54 pp
1963 15.47 +8.52 pp
1962 6.95

About the indicator

The share of agricultural raw materials in merchandise exports: cotton, natural rubber, rough timber, hides, wool, silk. The category is kept apart from food because this is an input to industry rather than to consumption: a country that ships out cotton and brings in fabric depends on foreign processing just as an ore supplier does. This series shows the countries where a timber or textile industry never took shape.

Important: Non-food raw materials: food and beverages do not enter. Timber is counted rough — sawn wood and furniture belong to manufactured exports.

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