Trade balance in Laos in 2016 — -1,380,097,004 US$. Ranked 120 in the world out of 184. Since 1984, the indicator has fallen by 2,095.6%.
1984–2016 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -1.38B | +1.2B | +46.54% |
| 2015 | -2.58B | −251M | −10.76% |
| 2014 | -2.33B | +286M | +10.92% |
| 2013 | -2.62B | −330M | −14.43% |
| 2012 | -2.29B | −1.32B | −137.28% |
| 2011 | -964M | +31.45M | +3.16% |
| 2010 | -995M | −16.63M | −1.7% |
| 2009 | -978M | −132M | −15.59% |
| 2008 | -846M | −340M | −67.24% |
| 2007 | -506M | −311M | −159.21% |
| 2006 | -195M | +184M | +48.52% |
| 2005 | -379M | +5.38M | +1.4% |
| 2004 | -385M | −110M | −40.09% |
| 2003 | -275M | −103M | −60.19% |
| 2002 | -171M | +8.15M | +4.54% |
| 2001 | -180M | −49.5M | −38.06% |
| 2000 | -130M | −9.25M | −7.66% |
| 1999 | -121M | +24.58M | +16.91% |
| 1998 | -145M | +158M | +52.09% |
| 1997 | -304M | +40.5M | +11.77% |
| 1996 | -344M | −95.1M | −38.21% |
| 1995 | -249M | −19.9M | −8.69% |
| 1994 | -229M | −100M | −77.7% |
| 1993 | -129M | −15.19M | −13.36% |
| 1992 | -114M | +12.52M | +9.92% |
| 1991 | -126M | −12.03M | −10.54% |
| 1990 | -114M | +27.68M | +19.52% |
| 1989 | -142M | −32.41M | −29.62% |
| 1988 | -109M | −23.21M | −26.91% |
| 1987 | -86.23M | −13.6M | −18.72% |
| 1986 | -72.63M | +62.92M | +46.42% |
| 1985 | -136M | −72.7M | −115.66% |
| 1984 | -62.86M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.
Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.
Trade Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
Finance Current account balance in US dollarsHow much more a country receives from abroad than it pays out there. A minus means it pays more.
Trade Trade opennessExports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.
