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Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Laos

Imports (% of GDP) in Laos in 2016 — 41.88%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 184. Since 1984, the indicator has risen by 35.54 pp.

2016 41.88% −9.96 pp vs 2015
World rank 90of 184
Period maximum 60.31%2012
Period minimum 6.34%1984

Trend over time

1984–2016 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Laos, 1984–20160204060801984198819921996200020042008201220161984: 6.34%1985: 9.77%1986: 7.7%1987: 14.02%1988: 31.9%1989: 32%1990: 24.52%1991: 25.23%1992: 27.11%1993: 31.17%1994: 39.82%1995: 37.33%1996: 41.06%1997: 41.26%1998: 47.81%1999: 44.18%2000: 38.18%2001: 38.03%2002: 38.5%2003: 37.07%2004: 41.17%2005: 42.83%2006: 43.81%2007: 45.6%2008: 48.7%2009: 46.85%2010: 49.34%2011: 51.36%2012: 60.31%2013: 60.01%2014: 58.31%2015: 51.85%2016: 41.88%
Change over the period: +35.54 pp Annual average: 1.11 pp

Comparison, 2016

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 41.88%
World 26.35%
East Asia & Pacific 25.07%
South-Eastern Asia computed 51.53%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.72%
Imports (% of GDP) — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 41.88 −9.96 pp
2015 51.85 −6.46 pp
2014 58.31 −1.7 pp
2013 60.01 −0.3 pp
2012 60.31 +8.95 pp
2011 51.36 +2.02 pp
2010 49.34 +2.49 pp
2009 46.85 −1.85 pp
2008 48.7 +3.1 pp
2007 45.6 +1.79 pp
2006 43.81 +0.98 pp
2005 42.83 +1.66 pp
2004 41.17 +4.1 pp
2003 37.07 −1.43 pp
2002 38.5 +0.48 pp
2001 38.03 −0.15 pp
2000 38.18 −6.01 pp
1999 44.18 −3.63 pp
1998 47.81 +6.55 pp
1997 41.26 +0.21 pp
1996 41.06 +3.72 pp
1995 37.33 −2.49 pp
1994 39.82 +8.66 pp
1993 31.17 +4.06 pp
1992 27.11 +1.88 pp
1991 25.23 +0.71 pp
1990 24.52 −7.48 pp
1989 32 +0.1 pp
1988 31.9 +17.88 pp
1987 14.02 +6.32 pp
1986 7.7 −2.06 pp
1985 9.77 +3.42 pp
1984 6.34 —

South-Eastern Asia, 2016

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SG Singapore 137.54 VN Vietnam 71.3 KH Cambodia 66.27 MY Malaysia 60.12 TL Timor-Leste 57.15 TH Thailand 53.5 LA Laos 41.88 BN Brunei Darussalam 37.74 PH Philippines 35.1 ID Indonesia 18.33
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About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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