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Lao PDR - Trade Openness 2009

Name: Lao PDR Trade Openness 2009
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Trade as % of GDP · World Bank

76.93% −4.92% from 2008 Global rank: 95th

Lao PDR's trade openness was 76.93% in 2009, decreased +4.92% from 81.85% in 2008. This was the 95th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009▾

Trade Openness by Country - 2009
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Brazil	22.11%	-18.9%
2nd	Sierra Leone	23.08%	8.6%
3rd	Japan	24.39%	-28.5%
4th	United States	24.76%	-17.1%
5th	Eritrea	27.97%	-8.5%
6th	Central African Republic	31.49%	-8.5%
7th	Sudan	32.78%	-10.8%
8th	Cuba	32.91%	-26.7%
9th	Haiti	33.10%	-8.4%
10th	Pakistan	33.33%	-3.0%
11th	Argentina	34.06%	-15.7%
12th	Colombia	35.16%	-10.2%
13th	Rwanda	36.81%	-2.1%
14th	Comoros	37.90%	4.6%
15th	Bangladesh	40.09%	-5.9%
16th	Burkina Faso	40.30%	13.9%
17th	Mali	40.54%	-24.4%
18th	Gambia, The	41.78%	6.9%
19th	Cameroon	42.18%	-25.9%
20th	Tanzania	43.53%	-11.2%
21st	Guinea-Bissau	43.60%	-3.4%
22nd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	43.70%	-9.4%
23rd	China	44.42%	-21.7%
24th	Benin	44.70%	-6.4%
25th	Italy	45.14%	-16.7%
26th	Indonesia	45.51%	-22.3%
27th	Australia	45.59%	6.6%
28th	Kenya	45.95%	-20.2%
29th	India	46.27%	-13.3%
30th	Greece	46.38%	-18.8%
31st	Spain	46.84%	-16.1%
32nd	Türkiye	47.04%	-7.3%
33rd	Uganda	47.06%	-16.3%
34th	Nepal	47.08%	2.3%
35th	Peru	48.11%	-17.7%
36th	Russian Federation	48.44%	-9.3%
37th	Sri Lanka	49.15%	-22.4%
38th	Niger	49.51%	24.7%
39th	South Africa	49.59%	-24.8%
40th	Dominican Republic	50.65%	-17.5%
41st	French Polynesia	51.68%	-11.0%
42nd	France	52.20%	-11.8%
43rd	Senegal	52.31%	-16.7%
44th	Uruguay	53.39%	-18.1%
45th	Mexico	54.59%	-3.1%
46th	United Kingdom	54.65%	-3.2%
47th	New Zealand	55.01%	-14.4%
48th	New Caledonia	56.08%	-17.4%
49th	Zambia	56.12%	-5.6%
50th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	56.55%	-21.1%
51st	Armenia	57.27%	5.0%
52nd	Ecuador	57.35%	-23.1%
53rd	Guatemala	58.04%	-11.0%
54th	Romania	58.47%	-10.3%
55th	Canada	58.47%	-12.8%
56th	Syrian Arab Republic	59.94%	-19.2%
57th	Philippines	60.89%	-10.0%
58th	Portugal	61.49%	-14.7%
59th	Israel	61.68%	-18.2%
60th	Zimbabwe	61.78%	-43.6%
61st	Togo	62.21%	-0.2%
62nd	Morocco	62.37%	-19.9%
63rd	Madagascar	62.41%	-16.1%
64th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	63.09%	-13.5%
65th	Serbia	63.50%	-16.2%
66th	Algeria	64.28%	-9.5%
67th	Chad	64.86%	-6.1%
68th	El Salvador	66.07%	-18.1%
69th	Germany	66.14%	-13.1%
70th	Côte d'Ivoire	66.67%	7.6%
71st	Chile	66.69%	-17.3%
72nd	Norway	67.46%	-9.8%
73rd	Mozambique	67.90%	4.5%
74th	Yemen, Republic of	68.07%	-16.2%
75th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	68.63%	-17.2%
76th	Uzbekistan	68.67%	-13.9%
77th	Croatia	69.70%	-15.1%
78th	Costa Rica	69.76%	-19.3%
79th	Guinea	69.82%	8.8%
80th	Finland	70.13%	-18.6%
81st	European Union	70.51%	-12.7%
82nd	Paraguay	70.84%	-12.3%
83rd	Ghana	71.59%	3.0%
84th	Solomon Islands	71.88%	-17.7%
85th	Guam	72.02%	-8.0%
86th	Albania	73.32%	-2.6%
87th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	73.75%	-14.4%
88th	Tonga	74.34%	2.3%
89th	Azerbaijan	74.74%	-16.2%
90th	Poland	74.97%	-7.0%
91st	West Bank and Gaza	75.15%	-5.4%
92nd	Kazakhstan	75.77%	-19.6%
93rd	Samoa	75.98%	2.8%
94th	Bahamas, The	76.52%	-12.5%
95th	Lao PDR	76.93%	-6.0%
96th	Kosovo	77.76%	1.3%
97th	Georgia	78.19%	-9.4%
98th	Iraq	78.69%	-2.9%
99th	Qatar	80.14%	-10.4%
100th	Cabo Verde	80.46%	-11.5%
101st	Sweden	81.96%	-11.7%
102nd	Mauritania	82.01%	-12.9%
103rd	Korea	83.12%	-9.7%
104th	Gabon	83.50%	-6.2%
105th	Northern Mariana Islands	84.53%	-16.2%
106th	Saudi Arabia	84.86%	-11.7%
107th	Greenland	85.76%	-20.1%
108th	Tajikistan	85.98%	-24.9%
109th	Nicaragua	86.99%	-10.1%
110th	North Macedonia	87.18%	-21.9%
111th	Ukraine	87.48%	-7.1%
112th	Austria	87.60%	-14.7%
113th	Suriname	87.92%	-19.5%
114th	Botswana	88.48%	-10.6%
115th	Kuwait	88.81%	-4.2%
116th	Latvia	88.83%	-7.2%
117th	Iceland	89.00%	8.7%
118th	Denmark	89.39%	-14.4%
119th	Belize	89.58%	-15.1%
120th	Brunei Darussalam	90.29%	0.6%
121st	Lebanon	90.40%	-15.2%
122nd	Oman	91.63%	-3.3%
123rd	Bulgaria	92.69%	-25.7%
124th	Tunisia	93.02%	-18.7%
125th	South Sudan	94.84%	-2.5%
126th	Faroe Islands	96.86%	-6.4%
127th	Honduras	96.91%	-28.6%
128th	Kiribati	97.64%	2.3%
129th	Montenegro	99.83%	-24.6%
130th	Bhutan	101.56%	-0.4%
131st	Angola	102.26%	-5.9%
132nd	Cambodia	102.29%	-21.6%
133rd	Mauritius	102.46%	-9.7%
134th	Cyprus	102.79%	-9.0%
135th	Turkmenistan	104.95%	10.8%
136th	Lithuania	105.04%	-17.1%
137th	Puerto Rico (US)	105.26%	-9.5%
138th	Libya	107.62%	4.2%
139th	Mongolia	107.81%	-11.0%
140th	Vanuatu	108.49%	2.6%
141st	Belarus	108.64%	-16.2%
142nd	Switzerland	109.78%	-6.0%
143rd	Moldova	110.36%	-17.9%
144th	Micronesia, Federated States of	111.05%	-0.1%
145th	Palau	111.74%	-11.5%
146th	Jordan	112.15%	-20.4%
147th	Czechia	113.05%	-8.8%
148th	Macao SAR, China	113.55%	-10.3%
149th	Slovenia	114.48%	-15.4%
150th	Netherlands	115.11%	-11.6%
151st	Estonia	116.76%	-14.6%
152nd	Bahrain	117.96%	-19.1%
153rd	Thailand	119.27%	-15.1%
154th	Equatorial Guinea	122.21%	-5.0%
155th	Namibia	123.76%	3.4%
156th	Marshall Islands	128.86%	5.6%
157th	Kyrgyz Republic	133.38%	-8.7%
158th	Viet Nam	134.71%	-12.7%
159th	Belgium	135.14%	-16.1%
160th	Congo, Republic of	135.55%	1.8%
161st	Slovak Republic	136.71%	-15.8%
162nd	Panama	137.05%	-16.7%
163rd	Aruba	137.56%	-1.1%
164th	Curaçao	144.70%	-13.2%
165th	Nauru	145.00%	-11.7%
166th	Hungary	145.31%	-8.3%
167th	United Arab Emirates	153.46%	3.3%
168th	Timor-Leste	157.69%	16.6%
169th	Lesotho	158.89%	-1.4%
170th	American Samoa	161.33%	-35.4%
171st	Malaysia	162.56%	-8.0%
172nd	Malta	163.56%	-11.9%
173rd	Ireland	173.59%	8.5%
174th	Seychelles	221.93%	6.3%
175th	Luxembourg	263.53%	-9.8%
176th	Hong Kong SAR, China	348.40%	-7.5%
177th	Singapore	358.19%	-18.1%
178th	Virgin Islands (US)	508.40%	-41.1%

FAQ

What was Lao PDR's trade openness in 2009?▾

Lao PDR's trade openness in 2009 was 76.93%. This ranked 95th globally.

How did Lao PDR's trade openness change in 2009?▾

Lao PDR's trade openness decreased by 6.0% in 2009 compared to 2008.

Which country had the highest trade openness in 2009?▾

Virgin Islands (US) had the highest trade openness in 2009 at 508.40%.

What is the trade openness of Lao PDR in 2009?▾

The trade openness of Lao PDR in 2009 was 76.93%. This ranked 95th globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Lao PDR's trade openness?▾

Lao PDR's trade openness went from 81.85% in 2008 to 76.93% in 2009, a 6.0% decrease.

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