Laos vs Late-demographic dividend: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Laos
0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Late-demographic dividend
0.1996 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos rank
33rd
Late-demographic dividend rank
35th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Laos
  • Late-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1996 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 0.3253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Laos's figure about 2.6 times Late-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Late-demographic dividend ahead.

Laos ranks 33rd and Late-demographic dividend ranks 35th of 199 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
1990s 0.2608 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1754 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0854 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 0.2771 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0442 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2010s 0.324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2020s 0.4185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Late-demographic dividend?
Laos, at 0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1996 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Late-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Late-demographic dividend?
0.3253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Late-demographic dividend?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Laos and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 33rd and Late-demographic dividend ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,704 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.