Lao People’s Democratic Republic vs Sudan: Goods imports

Lao People’s Democratic Republic
8.66 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sudan
9.99 billion BoP, current US$
in 2022
Lao People’s Democratic Republic rank
116th
Sudan rank
113th

Goods imports over time

  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Sudan
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B10.0B197720002024

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 9.99 billion BoP, current US$ against 8.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, a difference of 1.32 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Lao People’s Democratic Republic's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.

Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 116th and Sudan ranks 113th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People’s Democratic Republic Sudan Difference Ahead
1980s 183.37 million BoP, current US$ 751.14 million BoP, current US$ 567.77 million BoP, current US$ Sudan
1990s 377.13 million BoP, current US$ 1.10 billion BoP, current US$ 721.97 million BoP, current US$ Sudan
2000s 853.84 million BoP, current US$ 4.87 billion BoP, current US$ 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ Sudan
2010s 4.49 billion BoP, current US$ 8.16 billion BoP, current US$ 3.67 billion BoP, current US$ Sudan
2020s 6.30 billion BoP, current US$ 9.25 billion BoP, current US$ 2.95 billion BoP, current US$ Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports, Lao People’s Democratic Republic or Sudan?
Sudan, at 9.99 billion BoP, current US$ against 8.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Lao People’s Democratic Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in goods imports between Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Sudan?
1.32 billion BoP, current US$, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Sudan?
39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
How do Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Sudan rank globally for goods imports?
Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 116th and Sudan ranks 113th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,762 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.