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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Lao PDR was 0.000 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 0.931 in 1987, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2016.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1970	0.013
1971	0.058
1972	0.042
1973	0.073
1987	0.931
1988	0.005
1990	0.083
1998	0.006
1999	0.003
2000	0.001
2002	0.074
2003	0.002
2004	0.010
2005	0.007
2006	0.003
2007	0.008
2008	0.001
2009	0.001
2010	0.007
2013	0.004
2014	0.006
2016	0.000
2017	0.000
2018	0.000
2020	0.000

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Lao PDR was 5,370,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,315,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 14,000,000 in 1977.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	19,000,000
1961	17,000,000
1962	23,000,000
1963	26,000,000
1964	26,000,000
1965	33,000,000
1966	42,000,000
1967	49,000,000
1968	54,000,000
1969	83,000,000
1970	114,000,000
1971	82,000,000
1972	63,000,000
1973	57,000,000
1974	65,000,000
1975	45,000,000
1976	45,000,000
1977	14,000,000
1978	16,000,000
1979	70,000,000
1980	92,000,000
1981	110,000,000
1982	132,000,000
1983	150,000,000
1984	162,000,000
1985	193,000,000
1986	186,000,000
1987	216,000,000
1988	193,000,000
1989	185,000,000
1990	185,000,000
1991	170,000,000
1992	270,000,000
1993	432,000,000
1994	564,000,000
1995	589,000,000
1996	690,000,000
1997	706,000,000
1998	553,000,000
1999	525,000,000
2000	535,000,000
2001	510,000,000
2002	447,000,000
2003	462,000,000
2004	713,000,000
2005	882,000,000
2006	1,060,000,000
2007	1,067,000,000
2008	1,403,000,000
2009	1,461,000,000
2010	2,060,000,000
2011	2,404,000,000
2012	3,055,000,000
2013	3,081,000,000
2014	4,271,000,000
2015	5,675,000,000
2016	5,372,000,000
2017	5,667,000,000
2018	6,315,000,000
2019	6,272,000,000
2020	5,370,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Lao PDR was 9.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 85.62 in 1960, while its lowest value was 6.07 in 2019.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	85.62
1961	56.02
1962	48.36
1963	59.38
1964	61.41
1965	62.15
1967	49.34
1968	58.62
1969	55.93
1970	61.01
1971	57.16
1972	43.85
1973	50.19
1974	46.80
1981	57.70
1982	51.40
1983	46.80
1984	42.30
1985	54.99
1986	39.30
1987	37.20
1988	36.54
1989	30.00
1990	26.99
1991	32.84
1992	28.68
1993	23.62
1994	14.70
1995	15.00
1996	13.81
1997	8.08
1998	16.24
1999	16.05
2000	19.05
2001	15.41
2002	16.90
2003	14.78
2004	18.47
2005	14.21
2006	11.32
2007	13.97
2008	12.41
2009	13.65
2010	12.41
2011	15.22
2012	12.97
2013	9.53
2014	10.76
2015	10.74
2016	8.36
2017	8.70
2018	7.61
2019	6.07
2020	9.70

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Lao PDR was 0.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.76 in 1989, while its lowest value was 0.07 in 1997.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.64
1961	0.60
1962	1.64
1964	0.41
1965	1.04
1970	5.00
1971	0.51
1972	0.72
1973	1.38
1974	1.29
1981	0.14
1982	0.23
1983	1.29
1984	0.21
1985	0.21
1986	0.34
1987	1.29
1988	0.18
1989	5.76
1990	0.49
1991	0.99
1992	0.19
1993	0.81
1994	0.59
1995	0.61
1996	0.55
1997	0.07
1998	2.42
1999	0.97
2000	1.30
2001	1.53
2002	1.52
2003	0.64
2004	1.42
2005	1.73
2006	0.71
2007	0.36
2008	1.11
2009	1.81
2010	0.58
2011	0.69
2012	0.95
2013	1.40
2014	1.60
2015	1.10
2016	0.82
2017	0.64
2018	3.05
2019	1.37
2020	0.79

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Lao PDR was 89.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 92.55 in 2019, while its lowest value was 13.74 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	13.74
1961	40.36
1962	49.59
1963	40.28
1964	38.17
1965	36.81
1967	42.32
1968	33.05
1969	36.52
1970	31.87
1971	35.25
1972	55.09
1973	47.97
1974	49.44
1981	42.00
1982	48.37
1983	49.44
1984	47.44
1985	40.48
1986	55.10
1987	55.27
1988	59.97
1989	60.72
1990	71.62
1991	65.26
1992	70.29
1993	47.60
1994	55.95
1995	57.07
1996	52.49
1997	89.95
1998	79.96
1999	81.83
2000	79.65
2001	83.06
2002	81.58
2003	84.59
2004	80.10
2005	84.05
2006	87.97
2007	85.67
2008	86.48
2009	84.54
2010	87.01
2011	84.10
2012	86.09
2013	89.07
2014	87.64
2015	88.16
2016	90.82
2017	90.65
2018	89.34
2019	92.55
2020	89.51

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Lao PDR was 0.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 4.96 in 1989, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1971.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1971	0.00
1973	0.01
1989	4.96
1993	0.63
1994	0.46
1995	0.48
1996	0.44
1997	0.00
1998	2.09
1999	0.63
2000	0.28
2001	0.85
2002	0.90
2003	0.40
2004	0.79
2005	0.96
2006	0.26
2007	0.12
2008	0.36
2009	0.93
2010	0.31
2011	0.30
2012	0.42
2013	0.66
2014	0.67
2015	0.30
2016	0.34
2017	0.21
2018	2.28
2019	0.85
2020	0.29

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Lao PDR was 0.033 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 0.347 in 1965, while its lowest value was 0.001 in 1998.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1965	0.347
1970	0.020
1971	0.068
1972	0.051
1973	0.231
1989	0.070
1990	0.239
1991	0.002
1992	0.007
1998	0.001
1999	0.008
2000	0.038
2001	0.011
2002	0.004
2003	0.039
2004	0.033
2005	0.013
2006	0.009
2007	0.009
2008	0.021
2009	0.029
2010	0.006
2011	0.008
2012	0.016
2013	0.014
2014	0.005
2015	0.007
2016	0.020
2017	0.036
2018	0.195
2019	0.059
2020	0.033

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Lao PDR was 0.000 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 0.931 in 1987, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1970	0.013
1971	0.058
1972	0.042
1973	0.062
1987	0.931
1998	0.006
1999	0.003
2003	0.002
2004	0.002
2005	0.007
2006	0.003
2007	0.008
2008	0.001
2009	0.001
2010	0.001
2013	0.004
2014	0.006
2018	0.000
2020	0.000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Lao PDR was 0.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.41 in 1970, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.64
1961	0.60
1962	1.64
1964	0.41
1965	0.69
1970	4.41
1971	0.14
1972	0.14
1973	0.32
1974	0.64
1981	0.03
1982	0.23
1983	0.64
1985	0.04
1987	0.06
1988	0.03
1989	0.67
1990	0.20
1991	0.93
1992	0.18
1993	0.19
1994	0.12
1995	0.14
1996	0.12
1997	0.06
1998	0.32
1999	0.32
2000	0.98
2001	0.64
2002	0.32
2003	0.11
2004	0.23
2005	0.42
2006	0.23
2007	0.20
2008	0.17
2009	0.80
2010	0.26
2011	0.36
2012	0.50
2013	0.71
2014	0.89
2015	0.77
2016	0.45
2017	0.38
2018	0.56
2019	0.44
2020	0.46

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Lao PDR was 0.010 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 0.758 in 1973, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1998.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1970	0.559
1971	0.236
1972	0.492
1973	0.758
1974	0.651
1981	0.114
1983	0.651
1984	0.213
1985	0.167
1986	0.341
1987	0.301
1988	0.144
1989	0.051
1990	0.050
1991	0.053
1998	0.000
1999	0.007
2000	0.006
2001	0.033
2002	0.299
2003	0.084
2004	0.367
2005	0.324
2006	0.210
2007	0.024
2008	0.557
2009	0.051
2010	0.009
2011	0.016
2012	0.013
2013	0.011
2014	0.037
2015	0.024
2016	0.012
2017	0.016
2018	0.016
2019	0.019
2020	0.010

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Lao PDR was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 33.15 in 1996, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.00
1961	3.01
1962	0.41
1963	0.35
1964	0.00
1965	0.00
1967	8.34
1968	8.33
1969	7.55
1970	2.12
1971	7.08
1972	0.33
1973	0.45
1974	2.47
1981	0.15
1982	0.00
1983	2.47
1984	10.04
1985	4.31
1986	5.26
1987	6.24
1988	3.31
1989	3.52
1990	0.89
1991	0.92
1992	0.84
1993	27.97
1994	28.77
1995	27.33
1996	33.15
1997	1.90
1998	1.38
1999	1.16
2000	0.00
2001	0.00
2002	0.00
2003	0.00
2004	0.00
2005	0.01
2006	0.00
2007	0.00
2008	0.00
2009	0.00
2010	0.00
2011	0.00
2012	0.00
2013	0.00
2014	0.00
2015	0.00
2016	0.00
2017	0.00
2018	0.00
2019	0.00
2020	0.00

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Lao PDR was $6,482,258,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $7,675,793,000 in 2014 and $16,600,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	$31,300,000
1961	$16,600,000
1962	$24,400,000
1963	$28,800,000
1964	$24,100,000
1965	$28,800,000
1967	$49,192,000
1968	$53,704,000
1969	$82,792,000
1970	$54,762,000
1971	$41,128,000
1972	$45,302,000
1973	$56,359,000
1974	$64,784,000
1981	$72,121,500
1982	$76,098,000
1983	$26,124,260
1984	$40,490,630
1985	$54,011,320
1986	$60,097,100
1987	$79,816,410
1988	$102,022,000
1989	$128,737,900
1990	$148,595,900
1991	$154,274,400
1992	$258,363,600
1993	$431,900,000
1994	$564,100,000
1995	$588,800,000
1996	$689,600,000
1997	$408,510,000
1998	$644,570,800
1999	$808,877,400
2000	$654,926,400
2001	$681,007,200
2002	$687,060,800
2003	$765,010,400
2004	$999,438,700
2005	$1,201,584,000
2006	$1,563,618,000
2007	$1,994,796,000
2008	$2,696,019,000
2009	$2,753,217,000
2010	$3,448,696,000
2011	$4,421,864,000
2012	$6,109,484,000
2013	$7,030,978,000
2014	$7,675,793,000
2015	$7,229,010,000
2016	$6,403,714,000
2017	$6,912,842,000
2018	$7,329,713,000
2019	$7,268,756,000
2020	$6,482,258,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Lao PDR was 89.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 92.55 in 2019, while its lowest value was 13.74 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	13.74
1961	40.36
1962	49.59
1963	40.28
1964	38.17
1965	36.81
1967	42.32
1968	33.05
1969	36.52
1970	31.87
1971	35.25
1972	55.09
1973	47.97
1974	49.44
1981	42.00
1982	48.37
1983	49.44
1984	47.44
1985	40.48
1986	55.10
1987	55.27
1988	59.97
1989	60.72
1990	71.62
1991	65.26
1992	70.29
1993	47.60
1994	55.95
1995	57.07
1996	52.49
1997	89.95
1998	79.96
1999	81.83
2000	79.65
2001	83.06
2002	81.58
2003	84.59
2004	80.10
2005	84.05
2006	87.97
2007	85.67
2008	86.48
2009	84.54
2010	87.01
2011	84.10
2012	86.09
2013	89.07
2014	87.64
2015	88.16
2016	90.82
2017	90.65
2018	89.34
2019	92.55
2020	89.51

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports