Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Laos
Laos: Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Laos is 0.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Laos peaked at 1.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.
Laos ranks 215th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -63.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -35.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 15% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status 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 | -63.6% | 1.1% | 0.4% |
| 2010 | -35.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 212 Senegal 0.2% compare
- 213 Afghanistan 0.2% compare
- 214 Eritrea 0.2% compare
- 215 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2% compare
- 217 Burkina Faso 0.2% compare
- 218 Nepal 0.2% 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, preferential status in Laos?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Laos was 0.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- How does Laos rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Laos ranks 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, preferential status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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