Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Laos in 2023 — 20.18%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 160. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 38.01 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 | 20.18 | +4.07 pp |
| 2022 | 16.11 | +4.05 pp |
| 2021 | 12.06 | −3.68 pp |
| 2020 | 15.74 | −6.74 pp |
| 2019 | 22.48 | −3.87 pp |
| 2018 | 26.35 | +1.82 pp |
| 2017 | 24.53 | −12.4 pp |
| 2016 | 36.93 | −3.39 pp |
| 2015 | 40.32 | −6.57 pp |
| 2014 | 46.88 | −10.37 pp |
| 2013 | 57.25 | +0.81 pp |
| 2012 | 56.44 | −6.06 pp |
| 2011 | 62.5 | +12.28 pp |
| 2010 | 50.22 | — |
| 1974 | 11.85 | −19.24 pp |
| 1973 | 31.09 | −29.25 pp |
| 1972 | 60.34 | +8.03 pp |
| 1971 | 52.32 | +16.24 pp |
| 1970 | 36.07 | −17.73 pp |
| 1969 | 53.8 | −9.29 pp |
| 1968 | 63.09 | +16.1 pp |
| 1967 | 46.99 | −15.91 pp |
| 1966 | 62.9 | +1.02 pp |
| 1965 | 61.88 | −16.13 pp |
| 1964 | 78 | +12.39 pp |
| 1963 | 65.61 | +7.43 pp |
| 1962 | 58.19 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of ores, concentrates, non-ferrous and ferrous metals in merchandise exports. This is the second measure of commodity dependence after fuel, and the difference between them is meaningful: fuel is burned while metal stays in circulation, so a metallurgical specialization is more robust than an oil one to the shift to renewable energy — and demand for copper, lithium and nickel is exactly what that shift raises.
Important: Ores and metals together, with no split between raw material and processing: a country exporting concentrate and a country exporting rolled steel look the same by this indicator.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
