Early-demographic dividend vs Laos: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Early-demographic dividend
0.2247 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos
0.565 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Early-demographic dividend rank
26th
Laos rank
27th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.565 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2247 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 0.3403 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Laos's figure about 2.5 times Early-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 26th and Laos ranks 27th of 45 groups.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1764 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.2164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2771 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.2276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0912 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.2257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Early-demographic dividend or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.565 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2247 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Early-demographic dividend and Laos?
- 0.3403 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Laos?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Laos rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 26th and Laos ranks 27th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.