Japan vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth

Japan
42.2 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
46.54 % change on previous year
in 2016
Japan rank
26th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
24th

External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth over time

  • Japan
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
-600-400-2000200197119972024

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 46.54 % change on previous year against 42.2 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 4.34 % change on previous year.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 26th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 24th of 192 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 11.17 % change on previous year -28.9 % change on previous year 40.06 % change on previous year Japan
1990s 24.24 % change on previous year -3.83 % change on previous year 28.07 % change on previous year Japan
2000s 5.99 % change on previous year -33.36 % change on previous year 39.35 % change on previous year Japan
2010s 34.06 % change on previous year -14.79 % change on previous year 48.85 % change on previous year Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external balance on goods and services (current us$), annual growth, Japan or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 46.54 % change on previous year against 42.2 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2016.
What is the difference in external balance on goods and services (current us$), annual growth between Japan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
4.34 % change on previous year, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.
How do Japan and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for external balance on goods and services (current us$), annual growth?
Japan ranks 26th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 24th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 8,628 data points, 1961–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in External balance on goods and services (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.