Laos vs Niger: External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth
Laos
46.56 % change on previous year
in 2016
Niger
60.77 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos rank
23rd
Niger rank
20th
External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth over time
- Laos
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 60.77 % change on previous year against 46.56 % change on previous year in Laos, a difference of 14.21 % change on previous year.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 23rd and Niger ranks 20th of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -117.22 % change on previous year | -141.06 % change on previous year | 23.83 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1990s | -29.58 % change on previous year | -12.42 % change on previous year | 17.15 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 2000s | -34.99 % change on previous year | -23.59 % change on previous year | 11.4 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 2010s | -14.03 % change on previous year | -2.98 % change on previous year | 11.06 % change on previous year | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth, Laos or Niger?
- Niger, at 60.77 % change on previous year against 46.56 % change on previous year in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth between Laos and Niger?
- 14.21 % change on previous year, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Niger?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.
- How do Laos and Niger rank globally for external balance on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth?
- Laos ranks 23rd and Niger ranks 20th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in External balance on goods and services (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.