Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Laos
Laos: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) was 20.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals exports in Laos, 1962–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Laos recorded 20.2% for ores and metals exports in 2023.
The figure is up 25.3% on the previous year and down 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Laos peaked at 78.0% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1974.
Laos ranks 28th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 58.2% | — |
| 1963 | 65.6% | +12.8% |
| 1964 | 78.0% | +18.9% |
| 1965 | 61.9% | -20.7% |
| 1966 | 62.9% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 47.0% | -25.3% |
| 1968 | 63.1% | +34.3% |
| 1969 | 53.8% | -14.7% |
| 1970 | 36.1% | -33.0% |
| 1971 | 52.3% | +45.0% |
| 1972 | 60.3% | +15.3% |
| 1973 | 31.1% | -48.5% |
| 1974 | 11.9% | -61.9% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +323.7% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | -33.6% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -23.4% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +33.6% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +25.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 20.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 5.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 20.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 6.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +323.7% | 11.9% | 50.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.3% | 47.0% | 78.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 38.3% | 11.9% | 60.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 22.5% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 12.1% | 20.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More energy & mining data for Laos
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.3% (2023)
- Fuel exports 1.8% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Laos?
- Ores and metals exports in Laos was 20.2% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 1964.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1974.
- How does Laos rank for ores and metals exports?
- Laos ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.