ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) in Laos
Laos: ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) was 2.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ict goods imports in Laos is 2.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.4% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Laos peaked at 10.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2023.
Laos ranks 147th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.5% | — |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +34.1% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -50.2% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +150.9% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +31.4% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -30.8% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +31.4% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -37.4% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -33.4% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -43.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 2.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 90% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 2.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.8%, 63% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.0% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.4% | 5.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More infrastructure data for Laos
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.96 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64.76 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.23 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.1 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.161 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.23 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6476 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Laos?
- Ict goods imports in Laos was 2.4% in 2023, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for ict goods imports?
- Laos ranks 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).