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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.5978 current US$ 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.
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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.