Merchandise imports, current USD
Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports.
MERCHANDISE_IMPORTS_CURRENT_USD · raw · annual · USD
Merchandise import scale
Merchandise imports, current USD
Merchandise import scale
Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports.
Data and evidence
Merchandise imports, current USD
Lao People's Democratic Republic
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 185,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181739 · revision 1
Value 185000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 185000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 170,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181738 · revision 1
Value 170000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 170000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 270,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181737 · revision 1
Value 270000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 270000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 432,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181736 · revision 1
Value 432000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 432000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 564,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181735 · revision 1
Value 564000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 564000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 589,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181734 · revision 1
Value 589000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 589000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 690,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181733 · revision 1
Value 690000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 690000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 706,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181732 · revision 1
Value 706000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 706000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 553,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181731 · revision 1
Value 553000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 553000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 525,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181730 · revision 1
Value 525000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 525000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 535,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181729 · revision 1
Value 535000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 535000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 510,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181728 · revision 1
Value 510000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 510000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 447,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181727 · revision 1
Value 447000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 447000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 462,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181726 · revision 1
Value 462000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 462000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 713,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181725 · revision 1
Value 713000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 713000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 882,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181724 · revision 1
Value 882000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 882000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 1,060,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181723 · revision 1
Value 1060000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1060000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 1,067,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181722 · revision 1
Value 1067000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1067000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 1,403,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181721 · revision 1
Value 1403000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1403000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 1,461,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181720 · revision 1
Value 1461000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1461000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 2,060,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181719 · revision 1
Value 2060000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2060000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 2,404,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181718 · revision 1
Value 2404000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2404000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 3,055,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181717 · revision 1
Value 3055000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3055000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 3,081,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181716 · revision 1
Value 3081000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3081000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 4,271,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181715 · revision 1
Value 4271000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 4271000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 5,675,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181714 · revision 1
Value 5675000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 5675000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 5,372,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181713 · revision 1
Value 5372000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 5372000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 5,667,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181712 · revision 1
Value 5667000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 5667000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 6,315,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181711 · revision 1
Value 6315000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 6315000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 6,272,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181710 · revision 1
Value 6272000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 6272000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 5,370,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181709 · revision 1
Value 5370000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 5370000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | 6,275,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181708 · revision 1
Value 6275000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 6275000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | 7,244,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181707 · revision 1
Value 7244000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 7244000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | 7,649,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181706 · revision 1
Value 7649000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 7649000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | 8,663,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181705 · revision 1
Value 8663000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 8663000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | 10,342,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181704 · revision 1
Value 10342000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 10342000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
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