Lao PDR - Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)

The value for Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Lao PDR was 13.69 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.29 in 2010 and a minimum value of 8.62 in 1968.

Definition: Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials).

Source: World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.

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Year Value
1962 15.79
1963 17.83
1964 13.83
1965 13.68
1966 13.73
1967 20.10
1968 8.62
1969 13.23
1970 22.70
1971 20.38
1972 23.15
1973 19.42
1974 11.20
2010 25.29
2011 19.89
2012 25.19
2013 16.18
2014 15.63
2015 20.10
2016 14.98
2017 13.48
2018 14.44
2019 15.98
2020 13.69

Limitations and Exceptions: Previous editions contained data based on the SITC revision 1. Data for earlier years in previous editions may differ because of the change in methodology. Concordance tables are available to convert data reported in one system to another.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The classification of commodity groups is based on the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Merchandise import shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports