How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Laos?

45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Import quality, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Laos: Import quality, Mean, US dollar

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.8721

in 2014

Laos

0.8731

in 2014

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

109th

Laos rank

108th

Import quality, Mean, US dollar over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.8731 against 0.8721 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 109th and Laos ranks 108th of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.8254	0.8319	0.0065	Laos
1980s	0.8754	0.9015	0.026	Laos
1990s	0.8083	0.8817	0.0734	Laos
2000s	0.8121	1.04	0.225	Laos
2010s	0.7748	0.7723	0.0025	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher import quality, mean, us dollar, Democratic Republic of Congo or Laos?: Laos, at 0.8731 against 0.8721 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2014.
What is the difference in import quality, mean, us dollar between Democratic Republic of Congo and Laos?: 0.001, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Laos?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Laos rank globally for import quality, mean, us dollar?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 109th and Laos ranks 108th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Import quality, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Import quality, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products)
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 166 places, 7,433 data points, 1963–2014
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.