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Exports (% of GDP) — all countries

Exports (% of GDP) — Laos

Exports (% of GDP) in Laos in 2016 — 33.21%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 184. Since 1984, the indicator has risen by 30.45 pp.

2016 33.21% −0.74 pp vs 2015
World rank 92of 184
Period maximum 40.75%2014
Period minimum 2.76%1984

Trend over time

1984–2016 · % of GDP

Exports (% of GDP) — Laos, 1984–201602040601984198819921996200020042008201220161984: 2.76%1985: 4.04%1986: 3.61%1987: 6.09%1988: 13.63%1989: 12.13%1990: 11.33%1991: 12.95%1992: 17.03%1993: 21.46%1994: 24.99%1995: 23.22%1996: 22.7%1997: 23.89%1998: 36.46%1999: 35.88%2000: 30.66%2001: 27.87%2002: 28.75%2003: 23.5%2004: 24.91%2005: 28.96%2006: 38.16%2007: 33.61%2008: 33.15%2009: 30.08%2010: 35.38%2011: 40.34%2012: 37.88%2013: 38.17%2014: 40.75%2015: 33.95%2016: 33.21%
Change over the period: +30.45 pp Annual average: 0.95 pp

Comparison, 2016

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

Laos 33.21%
World 27.08%
East Asia & Pacific 27.65%
South-Eastern Asia computed 57.08%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 22.57%
Exports (% of GDP) — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 33.21 −0.74 pp
2015 33.95 −6.8 pp
2014 40.75 +2.58 pp
2013 38.17 +0.3 pp
2012 37.88 −2.47 pp
2011 40.34 +4.96 pp
2010 35.38 +5.3 pp
2009 30.08 −3.07 pp
2008 33.15 −0.46 pp
2007 33.61 −4.54 pp
2006 38.16 +9.19 pp
2005 28.96 +4.05 pp
2004 24.91 +1.41 pp
2003 23.5 −5.25 pp
2002 28.75 +0.88 pp
2001 27.87 −2.79 pp
2000 30.66 −5.21 pp
1999 35.88 −0.58 pp
1998 36.46 +12.56 pp
1997 23.89 +1.19 pp
1996 22.7 −0.52 pp
1995 23.22 −1.77 pp
1994 24.99 +3.53 pp
1993 21.46 +4.44 pp
1992 17.03 +4.07 pp
1991 12.95 +1.62 pp
1990 11.33 −0.8 pp
1989 12.13 −1.5 pp
1988 13.63 +7.54 pp
1987 6.09 +2.48 pp
1986 3.61 −0.42 pp
1985 4.04 +1.27 pp
1984 2.76 —

South-Eastern Asia, 2016

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SG Singapore 163.8 VN Vietnam 74.11 TH Thailand 67.07 MY Malaysia 66.78 KH Cambodia 56.43 BN Brunei Darussalam 49.58 LA Laos 33.21 PH Philippines 26.67 ID Indonesia 19.09 TL Timor-Leste 3.16
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About the indicator

Exports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy is oriented toward external markets. In small open economies and transit hubs the indicator can exceed 100% of GDP: exports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so re-exports and assembly production inflate the figure.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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