Laos vs Upper middle income: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Laos
13.27 % change on previous year
in 2024
Upper middle income
2.86 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos rank
40th
Upper middle income rank
39th
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) over time
- Laos
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Laos currently reports 13.27 % change on previous year against 2.86 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.41 % change on previous year.
That makes Laos's figure about 4.6 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 40th and Upper middle income ranks 39th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.02 % change on previous year | 6.41 % change on previous year | 4.4 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 11.37 % change on previous year | 9.23 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2000s | 13.29 % change on previous year | 13.5 % change on previous year | 0.2016 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 19.01 % change on previous year | 7.85 % change on previous year | 11.16 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2020s | 5.95 % change on previous year | 6.9 % change on previous year | 0.9539 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), Laos or Upper middle income?
- Laos, at 13.27 % change on previous year against 2.86 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$) between Laos and Upper middle income?
- 10.41 % change on previous year, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Upper middle income?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Upper middle income rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$)?
- Laos ranks 40th and Upper middle income ranks 39th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.