Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Middle income: Travel services

Lao People's Democratic Republic
64.3%
in 2024
Middle income
30.2%
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
4th
Middle income rank
6th

Travel services over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 64.3% against 30.2% in Middle income, a difference of 34.1%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 2.1 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Middle income ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 4th and Middle income ranks 6th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and Middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 14.8% 23.6% 8.9% Middle income
2000s 25.8% 24.8% 1.0% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 83.8% 31.3% 52.5% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 47.7% 23.0% 24.7% Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Middle income?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 64.3% against 30.2% in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Middle income?
34.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Middle income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Middle income rank globally for travel services?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 4th and Middle income ranks 6th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Unit
% of commercial service imports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 9,575 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.