Lao PDR - Merchandise exports

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) in Lao PDR was 0.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 4.96 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1991.

Definition: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1970 0.06
1981 1.20
1982 4.96
1983 0.08
1984 0.40
1985 0.05
1986 0.02
1987 0.03
1990 0.05
1991 0.01
1998 0.08
1999 0.36
2000 0.14
2001 0.24
2002 0.18
2003 0.19
2004 0.24
2005 0.13
2006 0.09
2007 0.11
2008 0.16
2009 0.05
2010 0.03
2011 0.03
2012 0.90
2013 0.05
2014 0.03
2015 0.04
2016 0.17
2017 0.47
2018 0.69
2019 0.31
2020 0.18

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in Lao PDR was 6,115,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,115,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1,000,000
1961 1,000,000
1962 1,000,000
1963 1,000,000
1964 1,000,000
1965 1,000,000
1966 1,000,000
1967 4,000,000
1968 6,000,000
1969 4,000,000
1970 7,000,000
1971 6,000,000
1972 4,000,000
1973 5,000,000
1974 10,000,000
1975 12,000,000
1976 12,000,000
1977 4,000,000
1978 3,000,000
1979 19,000,000
1980 28,000,000
1981 23,000,000
1982 40,000,000
1983 41,000,000
1984 44,000,000
1985 54,000,000
1986 55,000,000
1987 62,000,000
1988 63,000,000
1989 63,000,000
1990 79,000,000
1991 97,000,000
1992 133,000,000
1993 241,000,000
1994 301,000,000
1995 311,000,000
1996 323,000,000
1997 359,000,000
1998 370,000,000
1999 311,000,000
2000 330,000,000
2001 320,000,000
2002 301,000,000
2003 335,000,000
2004 363,000,000
2005 553,000,000
2006 882,000,000
2007 923,000,000
2008 1,092,000,000
2009 1,053,000,000
2010 1,746,000,000
2011 2,190,000,000
2012 2,271,000,000
2013 2,264,000,000
2014 2,662,000,000
2015 3,653,000,000
2016 4,245,000,000
2017 4,873,000,000
2018 5,408,000,000
2019 5,806,000,000
2020 6,115,000,000

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in Lao PDR was 13.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 83.05 in 1963, while its lowest value was 0.54 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.54
1962 61.10
1963 83.05
1964 61.22
1965 25.00
1967 4.69
1968 8.58
1969 1.25
1970 34.46
1971 2.48
1972 6.12
1973 4.82
1974 15.57
1981 36.42
1982 20.84
1983 27.65
1984 31.47
1985 31.84
1986 15.58
1987 27.60
1988 28.65
1989 12.85
1990 19.40
1991 36.26
1992 52.93
1993 25.32
1994 15.15
1995 15.75
1996 9.42
1997 51.04
1998 39.49
1999 32.13
2000 45.98
2001 48.78
2002 48.47
2003 48.08
2004 50.27
2005 38.12
2006 27.45
2007 28.55
2008 24.82
2009 22.21
2010 18.45
2011 16.95
2012 18.11
2013 15.77
2014 11.39
2015 12.48
2016 13.54
2017 13.28
2018 13.22
2019 13.84
2020 13.66

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) in Lao PDR was 1.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 30.01 in 1989, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1997.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 18.37
1970 0.06
1981 0.01
1982 5.22
1983 1.15
1984 11.66
1985 3.51
1986 3.13
1987 1.93
1988 1.34
1989 30.01
1990 2.27
1991 4.71
1992 0.48
1993 3.08
1994 0.33
1995 0.35
1996 0.16
1997 0.01
1998 0.35
1999 0.57
2000 0.85
2001 0.82
2002 1.07
2003 0.46
2004 0.61
2005 0.50
2006 0.42
2007 0.50
2008 0.45
2009 0.29
2010 1.18
2011 2.63
2012 4.73
2013 3.29
2014 1.58
2015 4.08
2016 4.88
2017 5.31
2018 1.62
2019 1.68
2020 1.40

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) in Lao PDR was 84.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 99.46 in 1960, while its lowest value was 16.95 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 99.46
1962 38.90
1963 16.95
1964 20.41
1965 75.00
1967 95.27
1968 91.42
1969 98.75
1970 64.35
1971 90.57
1972 93.88
1973 95.18
1974 83.60
1981 62.96
1982 72.81
1983 71.20
1984 50.48
1985 58.65
1986 71.54
1987 64.71
1988 67.62
1989 56.58
1990 77.49
1991 58.41
1992 46.33
1993 51.31
1994 55.43
1995 57.78
1996 79.54
1997 18.09
1998 41.94
1999 51.86
2000 53.16
2001 50.40
2002 50.46
2003 51.44
2004 49.09
2005 61.38
2006 72.13
2007 70.94
2008 74.71
2009 77.49
2010 80.36
2011 80.42
2012 77.15
2013 80.93
2014 87.02
2015 83.44
2016 81.58
2017 81.40
2018 85.16
2019 84.48
2020 84.94

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Lao PDR was 0.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 28.64 in 1989, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1997.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1982 0.04
1983 0.04
1984 10.54
1989 28.64
1993 3.08
1994 0.33
1995 0.35
1996 0.16
1997 0.01
1998 0.19
1999 0.09
2000 0.23
2001 0.04
2002 0.19
2003 0.18
2004 0.18
2005 0.24
2006 0.18
2007 0.22
2008 0.23
2009 0.10
2010 0.11
2011 0.17
2012 0.14
2013 0.20
2014 0.15
2015 0.39
2016 0.69
2017 0.24
2018 0.41
2019 0.39
2020 0.59

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) in Lao PDR was 0.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 1.17 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1982 0.04
1984 0.08
1987 0.01
1988 0.00
1989 0.46
1990 0.62
1998 0.00
1999 0.04
2000 0.28
2001 0.32
2002 0.13
2003 0.09
2004 0.12
2005 0.09
2006 0.06
2007 0.08
2008 0.06
2009 0.08
2010 0.06
2011 0.12
2012 0.09
2013 0.08
2014 0.04
2015 0.04
2016 0.08
2017 0.09
2018 0.62
2019 1.17
2020 0.72

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Lao PDR was 0.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 4.96 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2017.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1970 0.06
1982 4.96
1983 0.08
1984 0.40
1985 0.05
1986 0.02
1987 0.03
1990 0.01
1998 0.06
1999 0.32
2000 0.05
2001 0.18
2002 0.12
2003 0.05
2004 0.11
2005 0.05
2006 0.03
2007 0.05
2008 0.01
2009 0.01
2010 0.01
2011 0.01
2012 0.03
2013 0.01
2014 0.01
2015 0.01
2016 0.01
2017 0.00
2018 0.02
2019 0.01
2020 0.01

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Lao PDR was 0.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 18.37 in 1964, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1964 18.37
1982 0.19
1983 1.02
1984 0.64
1985 0.38
1986 0.58
1987 0.04
1988 0.02
1989 0.25
1990 0.61
1991 3.40
1992 0.13
1998 0.07
1999 0.09
2000 0.09
2001 0.15
2002 0.11
2003 0.04
2004 0.10
2005 0.04
2006 0.04
2007 0.02
2008 0.06
2009 0.02
2010 1.00
2011 2.26
2012 4.43
2013 2.97
2014 1.34
2015 3.61
2016 4.05
2017 4.91
2018 0.33
2019 0.06
2020 0.04

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Lao PDR was 0.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 3.07 in 1985, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1982.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1981 0.01
1982 0.00
1983 0.01
1985 3.07
1986 2.53
1987 1.84
1988 1.32
1989 0.66
1990 1.03
1991 1.31
1992 0.35
1998 0.02
1999 0.03
2000 0.21
2001 0.13
2002 0.51
2003 0.10
2004 0.09
2005 0.08
2006 0.10
2007 0.13
2008 0.08
2009 0.08
2010 0.01
2011 0.07
2012 0.04
2013 0.04
2014 0.04
2015 0.03
2016 0.04
2017 0.07
2018 0.24
2019 0.06
2020 0.05

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in Lao PDR was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 30.85 in 1997, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.00
1962 0.00
1963 0.00
1964 0.00
1965 0.00
1967 0.05
1968 0.00
1969 0.00
1970 1.14
1971 6.95
1972 0.00
1973 0.00
1974 0.83
1981 0.60
1982 1.13
1983 0.00
1984 6.39
1985 6.00
1986 9.75
1987 5.77
1988 2.39
1989 0.56
1990 0.85
1991 0.62
1992 0.26
1993 20.29
1994 29.09
1995 26.12
1996 10.88
1997 30.85
1998 18.22
1999 15.44
2000 0.01
2001 0.00
2002 0.00
2003 0.02
2004 0.02
2005 0.01
2006 0.00
2007 0.01
2008 0.02
2009 0.01
2010 0.01
2011 0.00
2012 0.01
2013 0.00
2014 0.00
2015 0.00
2016 0.00
2017 0.00
2018 0.00
2019 0.00
2020 0.00

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Lao PDR was 6,240,072,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 6,240,072,000 in 2020 and 400,000 in 1965.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 18,500,000
1962 491,000
1963 590,000
1964 490,000
1965 400,000
1967 4,438,000
1968 6,039,000
1969 4,307,000
1970 3,436,000
1971 3,065,000
1972 3,023,000
1973 5,063,000
1974 11,322,000
1981 15,102,730
1982 24,210,000
1983 24,002,730
1984 11,381,820
1985 16,554,760
1986 14,118,660
1987 23,252,200
1988 55,862,560
1989 95,351,300
1990 64,417,220
1991 82,106,960
1992 103,448,600
1993 240,500,000
1994 300,400,000
1995 311,200,000
1996 320,700,000
1997 192,110,000
1998 370,799,300
1999 462,528,700
2000 335,938,900
2001 309,126,800
2002 311,009,600
2003 328,696,200
2004 387,741,000
2005 555,124,700
2006 1,032,530,000
2007 1,077,288,000
2008 1,323,812,000
2009 1,281,084,000
2010 1,897,997,000
2011 2,811,860,000
2012 3,035,553,000
2013 3,563,477,000
2014 4,380,761,000
2015 3,814,064,000
2016 4,184,615,000
2017 4,804,582,000
2018 5,696,793,000
2019 5,857,985,000
2020 6,240,072,000

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) in Lao PDR was 84.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 99.46 in 1960, while its lowest value was 16.95 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 99.46
1962 38.90
1963 16.95
1964 20.41
1965 75.00
1967 95.27
1968 91.42
1969 98.75
1970 64.35
1971 90.57
1972 93.88
1973 95.18
1974 83.60
1981 62.96
1982 72.81
1983 71.20
1984 50.48
1985 58.65
1986 71.54
1987 64.71
1988 67.62
1989 56.58
1990 77.49
1991 58.41
1992 46.33
1993 51.31
1994 55.43
1995 57.78
1996 79.54
1997 18.09
1998 41.94
1999 51.86
2000 53.16
2001 50.40
2002 50.46
2003 51.44
2004 49.09
2005 61.38
2006 72.13
2007 70.94
2008 74.71
2009 77.49
2010 80.36
2011 80.42
2012 77.15
2013 80.93
2014 87.02
2015 83.44
2016 81.58
2017 81.40
2018 85.16
2019 84.48
2020 84.94

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports