Laos vs Low & middle income: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Laos
0.6737 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Low & middle income
0.2537 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos rank
35th
Low & middle income rank
32nd

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Laos
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.6737 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2537 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.42 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Laos's figure about 2.7 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Laos ranks 35th and Low & middle income ranks 32nd of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Low & middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1441 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Low & middle income
1990s 0.2045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 0.27 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2668 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2010s 0.3115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0705 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2020s 0.5196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2804 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Low & middle income?
Laos, at 0.6737 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2537 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Low & middle income?
0.42 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Low & middle income?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Laos and Low & middle income rank globally for exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 35th and Low & middle income ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 9,626 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.