Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Laos

Merchandise exports in Laos in 2025 — 12,377,000,000 US$. Ranked 95 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,237,600%.

2025 12.38B US$ +31.87% vs 2024
World rank 95of 205
Period maximum 12.38B US$2025
Period minimum 1M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Laos, 1960–202505B10B15B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,000,000 US$1962: 1,000,000 US$1964: 1,000,000 US$1966: 1,000,000 US$1968: 6,000,000 US$1970: 7,000,000 US$1972: 4,000,000 US$1974: 10,000,000 US$1976: 12,000,000 US$1978: 3,000,000 US$1980: 28,000,000 US$1982: 40,000,000 US$1984: 44,000,000 US$1986: 55,000,000 US$1988: 63,000,000 US$1990: 79,000,000 US$1992: 133,000,000 US$1994: 301,000,000 US$1996: 323,000,000 US$1998: 370,000,000 US$2000: 330,000,000 US$2002: 301,000,000 US$2004: 363,000,000 US$2006: 882,000,000 US$2008: 1,092,000,000 US$2010: 1,746,000,000 US$2012: 2,271,000,000 US$2014: 2,662,000,000 US$2016: 4,245,000,000 US$2018: 5,408,000,000 US$2020: 6,115,000,000 US$2022: 8,198,000,000 US$2024: 9,386,000,000 US$2025: 12,377,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +12.38B (+1,237,600%) Average annual rate: 15.6 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Laos 12.38B US$
World 26.39T US$
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.19T US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.8T US$
Merchandise exports — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 12.38B +2.99B +31.87%
2024 9.39B +1.02B +12.14%
2023 8.37B +172M +2.1%
2022 8.2B +503M +6.54%
2021 7.7B +1.58B +25.84%
2020 6.12B +309M +5.32%
2019 5.81B +398M +7.36%
2018 5.41B +535M +10.98%
2017 4.87B +628M +14.79%
2016 4.25B +592M +16.21%
2015 3.65B +991M +37.23%
2014 2.66B +398M +17.58%
2013 2.26B −7M −0.31%
2012 2.27B +81M +3.7%
2011 2.19B +444M +25.43%
2010 1.75B +693M +65.81%
2009 1.05B −39M −3.57%
2008 1.09B +169M +18.31%
2007 923M +41M +4.65%
2006 882M +329M +59.49%
2005 553M +190M +52.34%
2004 363M +28M +8.36%
2003 335M +34M +11.3%
2002 301M −19M −5.94%
2001 320M −10M −3.03%
2000 330M +19M +6.11%
1999 311M −59M −15.95%
1998 370M +11M +3.06%
1997 359M +36M +11.15%
1996 323M +12M +3.86%
1995 311M +10M +3.32%
1994 301M +60M +24.9%
1993 241M +108M +81.2%
1992 133M +36M +37.11%
1991 97M +18M +22.78%
1990 79M +16M +25.4%
1989 63M +0 +0%
1988 63M +1M +1.61%
1987 62M +7M +12.73%
1986 55M +1M +1.85%
1985 54M +10M +22.73%
1984 44M +3M +7.32%
1983 41M +1M +2.5%
1982 40M +17M +73.91%
1981 23M −5M −17.86%
1980 28M +9M +47.37%
1979 19M +16M +533.33%
1978 3M −1M −25%
1977 4M −8M −66.67%
1976 12M +0 +0%
1975 12M +2M +20%
1974 10M +5M +100%
1973 5M +1M +25%
1972 4M −2M −33.33%
1971 6M −1M −14.29%
1970 7M +3M +75%
1969 4M −2M −33.33%
1968 6M +2M +50%
1967 4M +3M +300%
1966 1M +0 +0%
1965 1M +0 +0%
1964 1M +0 +0%
1963 1M +0 +0%
1962 1M +0 +0%
1961 1M +0 +0%
1960 1M

About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

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