Laos vs Lower middle income: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Laos
19.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lower middle income
7.81 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos rank
19th
Lower middle income rank
16th
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Laos
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Laos currently reports 19.38 % change on previous year against 7.81 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 11.57 % change on previous year.
That makes Laos's figure about 2.5 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Laos ranks 19th and Lower middle income ranks 16th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 6 and Lower middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.18 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | 16.11 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1970s | 24.27 % change on previous year | 19.6 % change on previous year | 4.67 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1980s | 10.95 % change on previous year | 4.37 % change on previous year | 6.57 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1990s | 13.84 % change on previous year | 6.01 % change on previous year | 7.83 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2000s | 12.27 % change on previous year | 15.11 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 16.8 % change on previous year | 5.89 % change on previous year | 10.91 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2020s | 9.36 % change on previous year | 8.18 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Laos or Lower middle income?
- Laos, at 19.38 % change on previous year against 7.81 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Laos and Lower middle income?
- 11.57 % change on previous year, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Lower middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Lower middle income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Laos ranks 19th and Lower middle income ranks 16th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.