Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Samoa: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual

Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.0%
in 2023
Samoa
0.0%
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
145th
Samoa rank
145th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Samoa
-0-0-00196019912023

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Samoa ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 145th and Samoa ranks 145th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1970s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1980s -0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Samoa
1990s -0.0% -0.0% 0.0% Samoa
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 0.0% -0.0% 0.0% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Samoa?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Samoa?
0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Samoa?
53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Samoa rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 145th and Samoa ranks 145th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports). 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, residual (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
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 residuals 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, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.