Laos vs Malawi: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Laos
0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi
0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
127th
Malawi rank
128th

Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Laos
  • Malawi
00.050.10.15198020022024

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Malawi ahead.

Laos ranks 127th and Malawi ranks 128th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0875 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0571 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
1990s 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0833 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2010s 0.0658 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2020s 0.0442 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.064 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Malawi?
Laos, at 0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Malawi?
0 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Malawi?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Laos and Malawi rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 127th and Malawi ranks 128th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service imports (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
245 places, 9,662 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports (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.