Laos vs Upper middle income: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Laos
0.5688 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos rank
21st
Upper middle income rank
18th
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Laos
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.5688 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.3438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Laos's figure about 2.5 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Laos ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0538 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 0.1176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1538 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 0.1919 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 0.2521 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.4716 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2527 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Upper middle income?
- Laos, at 0.5688 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Upper middle income?
- 0.3438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Upper middle income?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Upper middle income rank globally for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Laos ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods exports (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.