Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Zambia: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
127th
Zambia rank
125th

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

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Zambia
00.050.10.15197820012024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Zambia ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 127th and Zambia ranks 125th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0975 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.067 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.0797 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0637 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0512 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0658 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0567 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 0.0442 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0194 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zambia?
0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zambia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zambia rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 127th and Zambia ranks 125th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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.