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

Burkina Faso
5.88 billion current US$
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
5.47 billion current US$
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
133rd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
135th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 5.88 billion current US$ against 5.47 billion current US$ in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 408.87 million current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 133rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 135th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 24.52 million current US$ 36.65 million current US$ 12.12 million current US$ Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 73.67 million current US$ 51.25 million current US$ 22.42 million current US$ Burkina Faso
1980s 331.35 million current US$ 68.48 million current US$ 262.87 million current US$ Burkina Faso
1990s 490.52 million current US$ 399.41 million current US$ 91.12 million current US$ Burkina Faso
2000s 1.09 billion current US$ 1.82 billion current US$ 728.77 million current US$ Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 3.54 billion current US$ 6.87 billion current US$ 3.33 billion current US$ Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 5.04 billion current US$ 5.29 billion current US$ 256.49 million current US$ Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Burkina Faso or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Burkina Faso, at 5.88 billion current US$ 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$), gaps between Burkina Faso and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
408.87 million current US$, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Burkina Faso ranks 133rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 135th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.