# Imports of goods and services, share of GDP in Laos

Imports of goods and services, share of GDP in Laos was 41.9% of GDP in 2016. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `imports_goods_services_gdp`
- Place id: `la`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: Goods whose economic ownership passes from non-residents to residents, and services non-residents provide to residents, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank national accounts data, compiled from national statistical offices and central banks and from OECD national accounts files.
- Note: Can pass 100% in re-export hubs, because imports are gross while GDP is value added. National accounts basis, so it differs from customs trade totals. For the amount in dollars see imports_goods_services_usd.
- Source: World Bank, Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
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- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/imports-share-of-gdp/laos
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=imports_goods_services_gdp&place=la

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2016 | 41.9 |
| 2015 | 51.8 |
| 2014 | 58.3 |
| 2013 | 60 |
| 2012 | 60.3 |
| 2011 | 51.4 |
| 2010 | 49.3 |
| 2009 | 46.8 |
| 2008 | 48.7 |
| 2007 | 45.6 |
| 2006 | 43.8 |
| 2005 | 42.8 |
| 2004 | 41.2 |
| 2003 | 37.1 |
| 2002 | 38.5 |
| 2001 | 38 |
| 2000 | 38.2 |
| 1999 | 44.2 |
| 1998 | 47.8 |
| 1997 | 41.3 |
| 1996 | 41.1 |
| 1995 | 37.3 |
| 1994 | 39.8 |
| 1993 | 31.2 |
| 1992 | 27.1 |
| 1991 | 25.2 |
| 1990 | 24.5 |
| 1989 | 32 |
| 1988 | 31.9 |
| 1987 | 14 |
| 1986 | 7.7 |
| 1985 | 9.8 |
| 1984 | 6.3 |