Laos vs Nicaragua: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Laos
0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.5144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
33rd
Nicaragua rank
35th

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

  • Laos
  • Nicaragua
00.20.40.6197720002024

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

Laos ranks 33rd and Nicaragua ranks 35th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2951 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1990s 0.2608 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0844 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.2771 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 0.324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1853 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.4185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0953 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Nicaragua?
Laos, at 0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Nicaragua?
0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nicaragua?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Laos and Nicaragua rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 33rd and Nicaragua ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.