Trade as a share of GDP in Laos
Trade in goods and services was equal to 75.1% of GDP in Laos in 2016. The value for 2016 is the lowest since 2005.
The latest value for Laos is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Laos, 2016
75.1%
Change from 2015
−10.7percentage points
World, 2016
53.8%
Trade as a share of GDP in Laos over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 68.5% |
| 2024 | – | 56.7% |
| 2023 | – | 58.1% |
| 2022 | – | 62.1% |
| 2021 | – | 56.5% |
| 2020 | – | 51.9% |
| 2019 | – | 55.8% |
| 2018 | – | 57.0% |
| 2017 | – | 55.5% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | 53.8% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | 55.6% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | 58.0% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | 58.6% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | 59.3% |
| 2011 | 91.7% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | 56.2% |
| 2009 | 76.9% | 51.9% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | 79.2% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | 58.4% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | 54.2% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | 50.7% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | 49.0% |
| 2001 | 65.9% | 49.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −10.7 percentage points from 85.8% in 2015.
- Since 2006, when it was 82.0%, the figure has changed by −6.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2016 was 53.8%.