Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Laos
Laos: Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1.3% for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Laos peaked at 1.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2005.
Laos ranks 216th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -31.2% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 35% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.0%, 19% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -31.2% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 213 Guyana 1.4% compare
- 214 Turkmenistan 1.3% compare
- 215 Tajikistan 1.3% compare
- 216 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.3% compare
- 218 Mauritius 1.1% compare
- 219 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.1% compare
More development goals data for Laos
- Red List Index 0.8764 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 82.71 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 252.05 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,402 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Laos?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Laos was 1.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2005.
- How does Laos rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation?
- Laos ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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