High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) — all countries

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) — Laos

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) in Laos in 2023 — 7.42%. Ranked 73 in the world out of 160. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 1.09 pp.

2023 7.42% −2.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 73of 160
Period maximum 38.02%2018
Period minimum 6.33%2010

Trend over time

2010–2023 · % of manufactured exports

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) — Laos, 2010–2023010203040201020122014201620182020202220232010: 6.33%2011: 8.16%2012: 8.77%2013: 9.81%2014: 24.99%2015: 35.18%2016: 33.57%2017: 37.95%2018: 38.02%2019: 20.61%2020: 23.16%2021: 7.29%2022: 9.52%2023: 7.42%
Change over the period: +1.09 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Laos 7.42%
World 22.97%
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 7.42 −2.1 pp
2022 9.52 +2.23 pp
2021 7.29 −15.87 pp
2020 23.16 +2.55 pp
2019 20.61 −17.41 pp
2018 38.02 +0.07 pp
2017 37.95 +4.38 pp
2016 33.57 −1.61 pp
2015 35.18 +10.19 pp
2014 24.99 +15.18 pp
2013 9.81 +1.04 pp
2012 8.77 +0.61 pp
2011 8.16 +1.84 pp
2010 6.33

About the indicator

The share of high-technology products — aerospace equipment, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, electronics — in the exports of manufactured goods. The indicator shows how far a country is plugged into the technological links of supply chains, but not the depth of local content: assembly from imported components also counts as high-technology exports.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: the share is calculated against manufactured exports, and neither the World Bank nor UNCTAD publishes such a series. Merchandise exports will not do as a weight — in commodity countries they are enormous while manufactured exports are negligible. For comparing magnitudes there is the absolute series of high-technology exports.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.