Laos vs OECD members: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Laos
0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
OECD members
0.2024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos rank
33rd
OECD members rank
34th
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Laos
- OECD members
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members, a difference of 0.3225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Laos's figure about 2.6 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was OECD members ahead.
Laos ranks 33rd and OECD members ranks 34th of 199 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.2608 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.2771 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.4185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2074 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$), per unit of gdp, Laos or OECD members?
- Laos, at 0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and OECD members?
- 0.3225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and OECD members?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Laos and OECD members rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Laos ranks 33rd and OECD members ranks 34th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.