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

Laos
0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Vietnam
0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
127th
Vietnam rank
129th

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

  • Laos
  • Vietnam
00.050.10.15198420042024

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Vietnam, a difference of 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Vietnam ahead.

Laos ranks 127th and Vietnam ranks 129th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0974 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1081 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2000s 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.092 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0794 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2010s 0.0658 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0634 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2020s 0.0442 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0628 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Vietnam?
Laos, at 0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Vietnam?
0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Vietnam?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Laos and Vietnam rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 127th and Vietnam ranks 129th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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.