Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Thailand: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.565 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Thailand
0.5978 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
27th
Thailand rank
24th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Thailand
00.20.40.6196019922025

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.5978 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.565 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Thailand ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 24th of 203 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Thailand Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1764 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2737 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0973 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
1990s 0.3209 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3871 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0662 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2000s 0.2771 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5357 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2586 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2010s 0.3188 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5319 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2131 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand
2020s 0.4429 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5468 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1039 current US$ per US$ of GDP Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Thailand?
Thailand, at 0.5978 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.565 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand?
0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand?
42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 24th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Thailand: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/lao-pdr/thailand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/lao-pdr/thailand/">Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Thailand: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.