Laos vs World: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Laos
0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
World
0.2094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos rank
33rd
World rank
32nd
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Laos
- World
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.3155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Laos's figure about 2.5 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was World ahead.
Laos ranks 33rd and World ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.2608 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.2771 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0747 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.4185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2043 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$), per unit of gdp, Laos or World?
- Laos, at 0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and World?
- 0.3155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and World?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Laos and World rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Laos ranks 33rd and World ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.