Guinea vs Laos: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

Guinea
5.42 billion current US$
in 2023
Laos
5.47 billion current US$
in 2023
Guinea rank
137th
Laos rank
135th

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

  • Guinea
  • Laos
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B196019912023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 5.47 billion current US$ against 5.42 billion current US$ in Guinea, a difference of 54.09 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Laos ahead.

Guinea ranks 137th and Laos ranks 135th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 2.20 million current US$ 31.30 million current US$ 29.10 million current US$ Laos
1970s 48.70 million current US$ 53.60 million current US$ 4.90 million current US$ Laos
1980s 331.58 million current US$ 68.48 million current US$ 263.10 million current US$ Guinea
1990s 633.43 million current US$ 399.41 million current US$ 234.03 million current US$ Guinea
2000s 1.00 billion current US$ 1.82 billion current US$ 814.30 million current US$ Laos
2010s 2.90 billion current US$ 6.87 billion current US$ 3.98 billion current US$ Laos
2020s 4.65 billion current US$ 5.29 billion current US$ 646.19 million current US$ Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Guinea or Laos?
Laos, at 5.47 billion current US$ against 5.42 billion current US$ in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Guinea and Laos?
54.09 million current US$, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Laos?
45 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Laos rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Guinea ranks 137th and Laos ranks 135th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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.