Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Laos in 2023 — 23.23%. Ranked 53 in the world out of 160. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 2.26 pp.
1962–2023 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23.23 | +3.59 pp |
| 2022 | 19.64 | +5.11 pp |
| 2021 | 14.54 | −13.53 pp |
| 2020 | 28.07 | +14.6 pp |
| 2019 | 13.47 | −3.71 pp |
| 2018 | 17.17 | −3.64 pp |
| 2017 | 20.82 | −8.52 pp |
| 2016 | 29.34 | +8.28 pp |
| 2015 | 21.06 | +3.72 pp |
| 2014 | 17.34 | +3.18 pp |
| 2013 | 14.16 | −0.67 pp |
| 2012 | 14.83 | +2.55 pp |
| 2011 | 12.28 | −12.04 pp |
| 2010 | 24.32 | — |
| 1974 | 2.56 | +1.75 pp |
| 1973 | 0.81 | −0.25 pp |
| 1972 | 1.06 | −0.47 pp |
| 1971 | 1.52 | −3.98 pp |
| 1970 | 5.5 | −2.41 pp |
| 1969 | 7.91 | +0.08 pp |
| 1968 | 7.83 | −8.33 pp |
| 1967 | 16.16 | −4.94 pp |
| 1966 | 21.1 | +9.18 pp |
| 1965 | 11.92 | +3.01 pp |
| 1964 | 8.91 | −9.1 pp |
| 1963 | 18 | −7.49 pp |
| 1962 | 25.49 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of food in merchandise exports: grain, meat, dairy products, fish, fruit, beverages, oils. Unlike dependence on fuel and metals, a food specialization is not considered a vulnerability of the same kind — demand for food grows with population and is not subject to technological substitution. The largest shares come not from the biggest producers but from small countries with a single export crop: coffee, cocoa, bananas.
Important: It includes beverages and vegetable oils but not agricultural raw materials such as cotton, rubber and hides — those have a separate indicator.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of merchandise exports is cotton, rubber, timber, hides and other non-food raw materials.
Trade Food imports (% of merchandise imports)What part of merchandise imports a country spends on food — a measure of food dependence.
Economy Agriculture value addedHow much agriculture, forestry and fishing create in money terms.
Agriculture Cereal productionThe gross harvest of cereal crops, in tonnes.
