Lao People’s Democratic Republic vs Vanuatu: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
1,314 current US$ per person
in 2025
Vanuatu
1,537 current US$ per person
in 2025
Lao People’s Democratic Republic rank
141st
Vanuatu rank
138th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 1,537 current US$ per person against 1,314 current US$ per person in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, a difference of 223 current US$ per person.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Lao People’s Democratic Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 141st and Vanuatu ranks 138th of 206 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.37 current US$ per person | 106.44 current US$ per person | 91.07 current US$ per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 19.8 current US$ per person | 368.08 current US$ per person | 348.28 current US$ per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 43.18 current US$ per person | 514.64 current US$ per person | 471.45 current US$ per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 94.69 current US$ per person | 549.62 current US$ per person | 454.93 current US$ per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 144.14 current US$ per person | 793.7 current US$ per person | 649.56 current US$ per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 644.3 current US$ per person | 1,292 current US$ per person | 647.23 current US$ per person | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 992.95 current US$ per person | 1,229 current US$ per person | 235.78 current US$ per person | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Lao People’s Democratic Republic or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 1,537 current US$ per person against 1,314 current US$ per person in Lao People’s Democratic Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Vanuatu?
- 223 current US$ per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Vanuatu?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Vanuatu rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 141st and Vanuatu ranks 138th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.