Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Small states: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual

Lao People's Democratic Republic
25.45 % change on previous year
in 2023
Small states
-0.3446 % change on previous year
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
17th
Small states rank
15th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Small states
-50050100196119922023

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 25.45 % change on previous year against -0.3446 % change on previous year in Small states, a difference of 25.79 % change on previous year.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 73.9 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Small states ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 17th and Small states ranks 15th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 5 and Small states in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Small states Difference Ahead
1960s 12.66 % change on previous year 10.29 % change on previous year 2.36 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s -0.7287 % change on previous year 32.99 % change on previous year 33.72 % change on previous year Small states
1980s 15.42 % change on previous year 2.31 % change on previous year 13.11 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 22.61 % change on previous year 7.25 % change on previous year 15.36 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 20.28 % change on previous year 8.72 % change on previous year 11.56 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 8.91 % change on previous year 6.22 % change on previous year 2.69 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 1.77 % change on previous year 8.46 % change on previous year 6.68 % change on previous year Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Small states?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 25.45 % change on previous year against -0.3446 % change on previous year in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Small states?
25.79 % change on previous year, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Small states?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Small states rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), annual?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 17th and Small states ranks 15th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,192 data points, 1961–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.