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

Laos
0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Philippines
0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos rank
127th
Philippines rank
124th

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

  • Laos
  • Philippines
00.050.10.15197720012025

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Laos, a difference of 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 127th and Philippines ranks 124th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Philippines Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
1990s 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP Philippines
2000s 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0586 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0461 current US$ per US$ of GDP Philippines
2010s 0.0658 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0665 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP Philippines
2020s 0.0442 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0611 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Philippines?
Philippines, at 0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Philippines?
0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Philippines?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Laos and Philippines rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 127th and Philippines ranks 124th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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.