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Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Laos

Laos: Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per was 0.6807 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.6807 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
44th
of 198 countries
All-time high
0.6807 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
All-time low
0.1208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1990
Years of data
37
1988–2024

Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Laos, 1988–2024

0.20.40.61988200620241988: 0.127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.19 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.381 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.28 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.28 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.356 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.42 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.62 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Laos recorded 0.6807 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 117.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Laos peaked at 0.6807 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1990.

Laos ranks 44th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Laos, year by year

Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1988 0.1269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1989 0.1213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.4%
1990 0.1208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.4%
1991 0.1339 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.8%
1992 0.1394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.1%
1993 0.2136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +53.2%
1994 0.2078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.7%
1995 0.1902 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.4%
1996 0.1891 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
1997 0.2473 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +30.7%
1998 0.3814 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +54.2%
1999 0.2717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -28.7%
2000 0.2965 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.1%
2001 0.2779 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.3%
2002 0.2739 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.4%
2003 0.2305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.8%
2004 0.2308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.1%
2005 0.2787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +20.8%
2006 0.3247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.5%
2007 0.2947 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.2%
2008 0.2801 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.9%
2009 0.2556 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.8%
2010 0.3236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +26.6%
2011 0.2802 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.4%
2012 0.2913 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.9%
2013 0.2636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.5%
2014 0.3135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +18.9%
2015 0.3206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.2%
2016 0.3273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.1%
2017 0.3385 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.4%
2018 0.3563 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.3%
2019 0.3778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.0%
2020 0.3448 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.7%
2021 0.4204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +21.9%
2022 0.5624 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +33.8%
2023 0.6198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.2%
2024 0.6807 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.8%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 0.6807 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2872 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 0.6807 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2
1990s 0.2095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3814 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.2743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.3193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.5256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3448 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6807 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 41 Sweden 0.7007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 42 Latvia 0.6917 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 43 Curacao 0.6914 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 45 Oman 0.6709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 46 Kiribati 0.6536 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 47 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.643 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Laos?
Exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Laos was 0.6807 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 0.6807 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
What is the lowest exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
How does Laos rank for exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Laos ranks 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 117.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
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BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
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Exports of goods, services and primary income (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.