Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Laos
Laos: Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) was 0.796 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Export quality index in Laos, 1970–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, export quality index in Laos stood at 0.796.
That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export quality index in Laos peaked at 1.18 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3745, in 1970.
Laos ranks 86th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3745 | — |
| 1971 | 0.522 | +39.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6622 | +26.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6713 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7394 | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8273 | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4464 | -46.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6269 | +40.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5709 | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4457 | -21.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6597 | +48.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6526 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7394 | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4611 | -37.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8248 | +78.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5945 | -27.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5276 | -11.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6095 | +15.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6185 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7122 | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8103 | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8962 | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9591 | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8788 | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5163 | -41.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6985 | +35.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7362 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.542 | -26.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4662 | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6261 | +34.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4443 | -29.0% |
| 2001 | 1.15 | +159.5% |
| 2002 | 1.18 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.17 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 1.13 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9976 | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 1.03 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.763 | -25.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8753 | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8247 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8125 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.716 | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6968 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.796 | +14.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.796 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6703, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.796 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7549, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +159.5% | 0.4443 | 1.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5887 | 0.3745 | 0.8273 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.64 | 0.4611 | 0.8248 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.713 | 0.4662 | 0.9591 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.984 | 0.4443 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7692 | 0.6968 | 0.8247 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export quality index in Laos?
- Export quality index in Laos was 0.796 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export quality index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 in 2002.
- What is the lowest export quality index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3745 in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for export quality index?
- Laos ranks 86th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export quality index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.