Lao PDR Exports

Indicator note: Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Source organization: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)

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Lao PDR recorded 33,21 percent of GDP in 2016, the latest year available in this series.

Compared with 2015, the exports decreased by 0,74.

Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an downward direction.

Across 6 observations from 2011 to 2016, the average was 37,38; the minimum was 33,21 in 2016 and the maximum was 40,75 in 2014.

Lao PDR ranks 107 out of 194 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.

The latest value is below the available average for East Asia & Pacific.

It is also above the available average for the Lower middle income group.

Export orientation and external demand exposure.