Lao PDR - Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Lao PDR was 54,145,200,000,000 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 62,268,400,000,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 3,900,000,000 in 1984.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1984 3,900,000,000
1985 10,400,000,000
1986 13,000,000,000
1987 26,700,000,000
1988 74,900,000,000
1989 133,200,000,000
1990 150,200,000,000
1991 182,100,000,000
1992 218,900,000,000
1993 296,400,000,000
1994 441,152,000,000
1995 529,808,000,000
1996 708,541,000,000
1997 908,320,000,000
1998 2,018,910,000,000
1999 4,563,800,000,000
2000 5,206,490,000,000
2001 5,970,810,000,000
2002 6,807,990,000,000
2003 7,887,840,000,000
2004 10,312,200,000,000
2005 12,483,700,000,000
2006 15,367,700,000,000
2007 18,491,800,000,000
2008 23,180,200,000,000
2009 23,270,900,000,000
2010 29,042,700,000,000
2011 36,080,800,000,000
2012 49,217,600,000,000
2013 56,326,200,000,000
2014 62,268,400,000,000
2015 60,790,500,000,000
2016 54,145,200,000,000

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts