Congo vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Imports of goods and services

Congo
4.4%
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
4.6%
in 2016
Congo rank
89th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
87th

Imports of goods and services over time

  • Congo
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
-50050100196119932025

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 4.6% against 4.4% in Congo, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Congo ranks 89th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 87th of 178 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 8.6% 13.4% 4.8% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 4.5% 11.7% 7.2% Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services, Congo or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 4.6% against 4.4% in Congo as of 2016.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.2%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for imports of goods and services?
Congo ranks 89th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 87th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 9,177 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.