Iceland vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Iceland
0.4237 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.4188 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Iceland rank
102nd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
103rd

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Iceland
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.4237 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4188 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 102nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 103rd of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3376 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1695 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.168 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
1990s 0.3215 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3595 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 0.394 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4207 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 0.4412 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5329 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0917 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 (current us$), per unit of gdp, Iceland or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Iceland, at 0.4237 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4188 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Iceland and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
33 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2016.
How do Iceland and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Iceland ranks 102nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 103rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,441 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.