Private Sector in Laos

201 indicators covering private sector for Laos.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Merchandise trade 124.1% 2025 up 92.0% 15th
Food imports 12.7% 2023 up 204.5% 122nd
Manufactures imports 61.7% 2023 down 20.3% 99th
Merchandise imports 10.34 billion current US$ 2025 up 82.2% 113th
Food exports 23.2% 2023 up 64.0% 72nd
Manufactures exports 32.8% 2023 up 113.4% 95th
Merchandise exports 12.38 billion current US$ 2025 up 238.8% 95th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,572 current US$ per person 2025 up 192.7% 104th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6762 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 up 167.1% 15th
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 31.87 % change on previous year 2025 down 14.4% 21st
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,314 current US$ per person 2025 up 57.4% 141st
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.565 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 up 43.6% 27th
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 19.38 % change on previous year 2025 down 41.0% 19th
Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 222.78 current US$ per person 2024 up 98.1% 137th
Commercial service exports 1.73 billion current US$ 2024 up 129.7% 116th
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1049 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2024 up 84.8% 90th
Transport services 27.6% 2024 up 808.6% 112th
Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita 163 current US$ per person 2024 down 4.8% 159th
Computer, communications and other services 6.0% 2024 up 41.8% 190th
Commercial service imports 1.27 billion current US$ 2024 up 10.4% 142nd
Computer, communications and other services 4.2% 2024 down 24.7% 180th
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2024 down 11.2% 127th
Travel services 64.3% 2024 down 29.9% 4th
Travel services 74.9% 2024 down 12.0% 30th
Transport services 20.2% 2024 up 165.3% 73rd
Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate 30.46 % change on previous year 2024 up 3,520.5% 22nd
Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate 33.74 % change on previous year 2024 up 260.6% 9th
Insurance and financial services 2.1% 2024 up 89.8% 175th
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 0.0% 2023 up 337.4% 194th
Merchandise imports from high-income economies 17.4% 2023 up 100.9% 195th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 0.7% 2023 up 99.2% 203rd
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East 81.9% 2023 down 10.0% 2nd
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 0.0% 2023 up 38,698.7% 196th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin 0.1% 2023 up 514.9% 198th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle 0.0% 2023 up 97.6% 193rd
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South 0.5% 2023 up 66.4% 181st
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in 0.1% 2023 up 298.7% 188th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 145th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy 5.47 billion current US$ 2023 down 32.8% 135th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 81.9% 2023 down 10.0% 5th
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 0.0% 2023 down 97.4% 198th
Merchandise exports to high-income economies 13.3% 2023 up 42.1% 195th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 2.7% 2023 down 18.2% 166th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 84.0% 2023 down 3.8% 3rd
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 0.1% 2023 up 1,273.4% 167th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin 0.0% 2023 down 92.1% 198th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle 0.0% 2020 down 90.0% 183rd
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia 2.6% 2023 down 19.0% 73rd
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in 0.0% 2023 up 23.5% 195th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 123rd
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy 8.28 billion current US$ 2023 up 148.4% 100th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 84.0% 2023 down 3.8% 5th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre 36,265 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 269.7% 133rd
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre 33,141 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 148.3% 158th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita 1,080 current US$ per person 2023 up 114.3% 109th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit 0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2023 up 87.9% 26th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per 35,862 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 148.4% 132nd
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual 2.45 % change on previous year 2023 down 83.1% 66th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita 713.77 current US$ per person 2023 down 42.0% 152nd
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit 0.3453 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2023 down 49.2% 99th