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

Botswana
5.89 billion current US$
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
5.47 billion current US$
in 2023
Botswana rank
132nd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
135th

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

  • Botswana
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 5.89 billion current US$ against 5.47 billion current US$ in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 417.82 million current US$.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 132nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 135th of 206 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 3.46 billion current US$ 1.82 billion current US$ 1.64 billion current US$ Botswana
2010s 7.42 billion current US$ 6.87 billion current US$ 549.62 million current US$ Botswana
2020s 6.69 billion current US$ 5.29 billion current US$ 1.40 billion current US$ Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Botswana or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Botswana, at 5.89 billion current US$ against 5.47 billion current US$ in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Botswana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
417.82 million current US$, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Botswana ranks 132nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 135th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.