Laos vs Liberia: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Laos
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 20.5% against 17.4% in Laos, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 195th and Liberia ranks 193rd of 206 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.4% | 95.5% | 36.1% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 53.3% | 93.4% | 40.2% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 45.7% | 89.9% | 44.1% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 95.8% | 72.9% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 31.8% | 23.1% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 30.9% | 21.8% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 25.5% | 8.8% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Laos or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 20.5% against 17.4% in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Laos and Liberia?
- 3.1%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Liberia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Liberia rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Laos ranks 195th and Liberia ranks 193rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.