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Imports of goods and services — Laos

Imports of goods and services in Laos in 2016 — 6,664,547,720 US$. Ranked 117 in the world out of 184. Since 1984, the indicator has risen by 5,881%.

2016 6.66B US$ −10.9% vs 2015
World rank 117of 184
Period maximum 7.74B US$2014
Period minimum 111M US$1984

Trend over time

1984–2016 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Laos, 1984–201602B4B6B8B1984198819921996200020042008201220161984: 111,428,575 US$1985: 231,111,111 US$1986: 136,842,104 US$1987: 152,469,487 US$1988: 191,065,571 US$1989: 228,467,540 US$1990: 212,221,825 US$1991: 259,372,152 US$1992: 305,692,108 US$1993: 413,821,993 US$1994: 614,700,002 US$1995: 658,400,006 US$1996: 769,300,009 US$1997: 720,900,005 US$1998: 612,099,978 US$1999: 642,605,486 US$2000: 660,890,000 US$2001: 672,540,000 US$2002: 676,940,000 US$2003: 750,080,000 US$2004: 974,190,000 US$2005: 1,171,610,004 US$2006: 1,513,520,761 US$2007: 1,925,686,524 US$2008: 2,652,146,161 US$2009: 2,734,099,408 US$2010: 3,518,552,789 US$2011: 4,493,663,457 US$2012: 6,147,142,346 US$2013: 7,190,675,750 US$2014: 7,742,489,763 US$2015: 7,479,510,330 US$2016: 6,664,547,720 US$
Change over the period: +6.55B (+5,881%) Average annual rate: 13.64 %

Comparison, 2016

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

Laos 6.66B US$
World 20.31T US$
East Asia & Pacific 5.81T US$
South-Eastern Asia computed 1.34T US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.44T US$
Imports of goods and services — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2016 6.66B −815M −10.9%
2015 7.48B −263M −3.4%
2014 7.74B +552M +7.67%
2013 7.19B +1.04B +16.98%
2012 6.15B +1.65B +36.8%
2011 4.49B +975M +27.71%
2010 3.52B +784M +28.69%
2009 2.73B +81.95M +3.09%
2008 2.65B +726M +37.72%
2007 1.93B +412M +27.23%
2006 1.51B +342M +29.18%
2005 1.17B +197M +20.27%
2004 974M +224M +29.88%
2003 750M +73.14M +10.8%
2002 677M +4.4M +0.65%
2001 673M +11.65M +1.76%
2000 661M +18.28M +2.85%
1999 643M +30.51M +4.98%
1998 612M −109M −15.09%
1997 721M −48.4M −6.29%
1996 769M +111M +16.84%
1995 658M +43.7M +7.11%
1994 615M +201M +48.54%
1993 414M +108M +35.37%
1992 306M +46.32M +17.86%
1991 259M +47.15M +22.22%
1990 212M −16.25M −7.11%
1989 228M +37.4M +19.58%
1988 191M +38.6M +25.31%
1987 152M +15.63M +11.42%
1986 137M −94.27M −40.79%
1985 231M +120M +107.41%
1984 111M — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2016

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

SG Singapore 441B TH Thailand 221B VN Vietnam 183B MY Malaysia 181B ID Indonesia 171B PH Philippines 112B KH Cambodia 17.6B LA Laos 6.66B BN Brunei Darussalam 4.3B TL Timor-Leste 938M
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About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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How far the economy depends on supplies from abroad.

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