Gabon vs Laos: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Gabon
- Laos
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 23.3% against 20.2% in Laos, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Laos ahead.
Gabon ranks 26th and Laos ranks 28th of 194 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.0% | 61.3% | 31.3% | Laos |
| 1970s | 17.9% | 44.2% | 26.3% | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 42.4% | 40.0% | Laos |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 16.0% | 5.3% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Gabon or Laos?
- Gabon, at 23.3% against 20.2% in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Gabon and Laos?
- 3.1%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Laos?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Laos rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Gabon ranks 26th and Laos ranks 28th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.