Congo vs Laos: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Congo
1,218 current US$ per person
in 2025
Laos
1,314 current US$ per person
in 2025
Congo rank
142nd
Laos rank
141st
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Congo
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1,314 current US$ per person against 1,218 current US$ per person in Congo, a difference of 96 current US$ per person.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 142nd and Laos ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.38 current US$ per person | 15.37 current US$ per person | 47.01 current US$ per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 97.31 current US$ per person | 19.8 current US$ per person | 77.51 current US$ per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 288.75 current US$ per person | 43.18 current US$ per person | 245.56 current US$ per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 275.64 current US$ per person | 94.69 current US$ per person | 180.95 current US$ per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 483.41 current US$ per person | 144.14 current US$ per person | 339.27 current US$ per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 1,392 current US$ per person | 644.3 current US$ per person | 747.56 current US$ per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 689.12 current US$ per person | 992.95 current US$ per person | 303.82 current US$ per person | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Congo or Laos?
- Laos, at 1,314 current US$ per person against 1,218 current US$ per person in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Congo and Laos?
- 96 current US$ per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Laos?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Laos rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Congo ranks 142nd and Laos ranks 141st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.