Laos: Terms of trade

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 Laos

Terms of trade, base year = 2000

 Latest value 169.69
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2000 - 2021
 Average 107.79
 Min - Max 94.05 - 169.69
 Source The United Nations
The latest value from 2021 is 169.69 percent, an increase from 111.22 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 109.62 percent, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for Laos from 2000 to 2021 is 107.79 percent. The minimum value, 94.05 percent, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 169.69 percent was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Laos - Terms of trade - Recent values chart

Historical series
Laos - Terms of trade - historical chart - 2000-2021




The terms of trade for Laos are calculated as the value of its exports as percent of the value of its imports. An increase in the terms of trade means that the value of exports is increasing relative to the value of imports. The country can afford to buy more imports with the revenue from its exports. For example, an increase in the price of oil increases (improves) the terms of trade for the oil-exporting countries and lowers it for the other countries.
Definition: Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 169.69 2021 percent
 Trade openness 75.09 2016 percent
 Financial openness -1.242 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 33.21 2016 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 5.28 2016 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 10.46 2016 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 41.88 2016 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 6.66 2016 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 10.53 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.64 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 0.14 2022 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 1.20 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars -0.01 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -8.67 2016 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 0.83 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 1.77 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 1.42 2023 percent
 Remittances 225.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -438.27 2022 million USD
 External debt 130.74 2022 percent
 Short-term external debt 4.01 2022 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 61.68 2022 percent
 Foreign exchange reserves 1.86 3/2024 billion
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