Laos vs Post-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Laos
19.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
7.39 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos rank
19th
Post-demographic dividend rank
22nd
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Laos
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Laos currently reports 19.38 % change on previous year against 7.39 % change on previous year in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 11.99 % change on previous year.
That makes Laos's figure about 2.6 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.
Laos ranks 19th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.18 % change on previous year | 9.72 % change on previous year | 9.46 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1970s | 24.27 % change on previous year | 19.85 % change on previous year | 4.42 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1980s | 10.95 % change on previous year | 7.51 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1990s | 13.84 % change on previous year | 6.26 % change on previous year | 7.58 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2000s | 12.27 % change on previous year | 7.28 % change on previous year | 5 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2010s | 16.8 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year | 13.08 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2020s | 9.36 % change on previous year | 5.39 % change on previous year | 3.96 % change on previous year | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Laos or Post-demographic dividend?
- Laos, at 19.38 % change on previous year against 7.39 % change on previous year in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Laos and Post-demographic dividend?
- 11.99 % change on previous year, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Post-demographic dividend?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Laos ranks 19th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.