Laos vs Upper middle income: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Laos
13.25 % change on previous year
in 2024
Upper middle income
2.6 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos rank
35th
Upper middle income rank
36th
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Laos
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Laos currently reports 13.25 % change on previous year against 2.6 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.65 % change on previous year.
That makes Laos's figure about 5.1 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 36th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.14 % change on previous year | 7.86 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 10 % change on previous year | 9.41 % change on previous year | 0.5946 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2000s | 15.73 % change on previous year | 14.55 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2010s | 17.25 % change on previous year | 7.73 % change on previous year | 9.53 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2020s | 7.35 % change on previous year | 7.02 % change on previous year | 0.3303 % change on previous year | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Laos or Upper middle income?
- Laos, at 13.25 % change on previous year against 2.6 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Laos and Upper middle income?
- 10.65 % change on previous year, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Upper middle income?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Upper middle income rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Laos ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 36th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.