Laos Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP

1984 - 2016 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Laos Total Trade of Goods and Services: % of Nominal GDP

  • Laos Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP recorded 75.092 % in Dec 2016, compared with 85.798 % in the previous year.
  • Laos Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1984 to Dec 2016, with an averaged value of 68.837 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 99.060 % in Dec 2014 and a record low of 9.106 % in Dec 1984.

CEIC calculates annual Total Trade of Goods and Services as % of Nominal GDP from annual Total Trade of Goods and Services and annual Nominal GDP. The World Bank provides Total Trade of Goods and Services in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.

View Laos's Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP from 1984 to 2016 in the chart:

Laos Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP

What was Laos's Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP in 2016?

Laos Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP recorded 75.092 % in Dec 2016, compared with 85.798 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
75.092 2016 85.798 2015 9.106 1984 99.060 2014 % yearly 1984 - 2016

Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 74.175 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 40.135 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Argentina (%) 27.642 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 94.306 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 46.802 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 106.804 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1964 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 78.759 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Bahrain (%) 157.818 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 28.039 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Belarus (%) 112.448 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Belgium (%) 152.566 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 42.770 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 97.574 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2025
Botswana (%) 77.932 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) 35.784 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) 120.944 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Bulgaria (%) 94.372 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 147.753 2022 yearly 1988 - 2022
Canada (%) 59.399 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 66.252 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
China (%) 37.936 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) 36.219 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 107.493 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 189.446 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 122.116 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 133.069 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 60.316 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 59.730 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 153.873 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 95.846 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 83.214 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Sep 2025
France (%) 67.814 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 100.938 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Germany (%) 78.060 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 69.788 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Greece (%) 83.822 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 390.649 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 133.563 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 83.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
India (%) 46.637 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (%) 43.806 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Iran (%) 49.507 2024 yearly 1959 - 2024
Ireland (%) 241.362 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 52.099 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 62.609 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 49.586 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Japan (%) 44.140 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1955 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 99.684 2023 yearly 1967 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 59.234 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 40.186 2024 yearly 1964 - 2024
South Korea (%) 85.224 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 116.812 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 96.080 2023 yearly 1962 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 98.747 Sep 2016 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2016
Laos (%) 75.092 2016 yearly 1984 - 2016
Latvia (%) 129.057 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 88.548 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 135.825 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 347.828 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 140.704 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 127.517 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 42.438 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 133.839 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 216.476 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 140.677 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 79.635 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 91.718 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 148.220 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 109.125 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 94.309 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Mozambique (%) 95.659 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 40.754 2023 yearly 2018 - 2023
Nepal (%) 41.969 2025 yearly 1969 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 152.159 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 51.814 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1987 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 43.197 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2024
Norway (%) 80.542 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2025
Oman (%) 118.999 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 27.208 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 95.354 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 89.138 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 85.084 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 51.352 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 74.020 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 96.793 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 89.372 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 98.917 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
Romania (%) 70.042 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 34.393 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 58.206 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 112.511 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 331.294 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 155.064 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 147.344 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 63.009 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 70.504 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 41.989 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 41.636 2019 yearly 1996 - 2019
Sweden (%) 103.892 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 139.971 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025

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Laos Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.3 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 375.970 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 2,412.772 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 15.0 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LAK bn) 50,372.610 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LAK bn) 152,655.509 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LAK bn) 40,599.931 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Govt Budget: TE: Current Expenditure (CE) (LAK bn) 18,430.240 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: VAT (LAK bn) 5,201.470 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: Income Tax (LAK bn) 1,619.010 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: TE: Capital Expenditure (LAK bn) 12,572.610 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: Excise Tax (LAK bn) 4,742.820 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Total Expenditure (TE) (LAK bn) 31,002.850 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue (LAK bn) 21,795.660 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 6.726 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 418.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,977.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 34.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,423.278 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 657.895 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 292.555 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,558.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 25.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 36,100.631 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 57,439.257 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 9.368 Aug 2025 monthly Feb 2005 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1.268 Aug 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 542.085 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 110.709 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Aug 2025
Exports: Wood Products, Pulp of Wood and Paper (USD mn) 194.390 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Exports: Plastic and Rubber Products (USD mn) 142.090 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Exports: Agricultural Products (USD mn) 147.760 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD mn) 259.880 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Imports: Crude Oil, Fuel, Lubricant and Others (USD mn) 297.920 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Imports: Iron, Steel and Other Metal Products (USD mn) 153.890 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Imports: Foods, Beverages, Pharmaceutical Products & Consumer Goods (USD mn) 220.430 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Exports: Mineral Products (USD mn) 462.100 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Equipment (USD mn) 188.310 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) 101,441.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: India (USD th) 101,542.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) 269,683.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) 3,844,420.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) 2,504,404.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) 2,883,854.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) 1,964,647.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) 1,390,684.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: Japan (USD th) 93,722.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) 532,132.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 210.618 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 99.478 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 110.567 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 88.616 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 309.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.3 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 327.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.1 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -88.987 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.8 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -88.987 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 10,350.5 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.128 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
BoP: FA: Porfolio Investment (USD mn) 361.05 Dec 2017 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2017
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) 1,500.203 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
FDI: France (USD th) 0.000 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
FDI: Korea (USD th) 6,183.504 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
FDI: China (USD th) 1,254,236.569 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
FDI: Vietnam (USD th) 176,991.125 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
FDI (USD th) 7,927,677.215 2019 yearly 2010 - 2019
FDI: Thailand (USD th) 341,152.687 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
FDI: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (USD mn) 381.683 2017 yearly 2015 - 2017
FDI: Mining and Quarrying (USD mn) 126.792 2017 yearly 2015 - 2017
FDI: Electricity, Gas and Air-Conditioning Supply (USD mn) 711.800 2017 yearly 2015 - 2017
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2017 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 1,074.015 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 16,240.862 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 15.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 2,642.9 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 31.692 May 2021 monthly Jan 1989 - May 2021
Total Deposits (USD mn) 17,130.491 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 12.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 11,888.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 10,651.867 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 15.11 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 56.96 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Monetary Survey: Narrow Money (M1) (LAK bn) 21,958.236 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Monetary Survey: Broad Money (M2) (LAK bn) 332,044.425 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Rate: LAK (%) 8.000 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits (LAK bn) 309,487.370 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2024
Commercial Banks (CB): Loans: Total (LAK bn) 189,193.228 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2024

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