Brunei Darussalam vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Brunei Darussalam
5.69 billion current US$
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
5.47 billion current US$
in 2023
Brunei Darussalam rank
134th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
135th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B196019912023

How they compare

Brunei Darussalam currently reports 5.69 billion current US$ against 5.47 billion current US$ in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 218.15 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 134th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 135th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 27.23 million current US$ 36.02 million current US$ 8.79 million current US$ Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 142.32 million current US$ 50.66 million current US$ 91.66 million current US$ Brunei Darussalam
1980s 663.93 million current US$ 68.48 million current US$ 595.46 million current US$ Brunei Darussalam
1990s 2.32 billion current US$ 399.41 million current US$ 1.92 billion current US$ Brunei Darussalam
2000s 1.66 billion current US$ 1.82 billion current US$ 159.99 million current US$ Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 3.49 billion current US$ 6.87 billion current US$ 3.38 billion current US$ Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 7.13 billion current US$ 5.29 billion current US$ 1.84 billion current US$ Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Brunei Darussalam or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Brunei Darussalam, at 5.69 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 between Brunei Darussalam and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
218.15 million current US$, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 134th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 135th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.