Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Laos
Laos: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) was 0.5839 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Laos, 1970–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Laos stood at 0.5839.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Laos peaked at 1.04 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.4148, in 2001.
Laos ranks 161st of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6464 | — |
| 1971 | 0.8411 | +30.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8283 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5811 | -29.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6284 | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4666 | -25.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8342 | +78.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7157 | -14.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5131 | -28.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6489 | +26.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6689 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7431 | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.717 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9124 | +27.3% |
| 1984 | 0.689 | -24.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8488 | +23.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8023 | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 1.04 | +29.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7403 | -29.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7293 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5053 | -30.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5165 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5309 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6871 | +29.4% |
| 1994 | 1 | +46.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8046 | -19.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7158 | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8684 | +21.3% |
| 1998 | 0.835 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7195 | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8258 | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4148 | -49.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4421 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4773 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6118 | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4443 | -27.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5892 | +32.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6061 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6847 | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6623 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6527 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7404 | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8035 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7827 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5839 | -25.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.5839 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8412, 69% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.5839 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9202, 63% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6704 | 0.4666 | 0.8411 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7893 | 0.6689 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7188 | 0.5053 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5758 | 0.4148 | 0.8258 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7126 | 0.5839 | 0.8035 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in Laos?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in Laos was 0.5839 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 in 1987.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4148 in 2001.
- How does Laos rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- Laos ranks 161st out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.