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
0.10.20.30.40.5197520002025

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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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.