Graphic papers — Import value in Laos
Laos: Graphic papers — Import value was 7,913 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Graphic papers — Import value in Laos, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Laos recorded 7,913 1000 USD for graphic papers — import value in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graphic papers — import value in Laos peaked at 9,473 1000 USD in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD, in 1964.
That places Laos 152nd out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Graphic papers — Import value in Laos, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 17 1000 USD | -26.1% |
| 1963 | 123 1000 USD | +623.5% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 USD | -100.0% |
| 1965 | 68 1000 USD | — |
| 1966 | 68 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 70 1000 USD | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 51 1000 USD | -27.1% |
| 1969 | 56 1000 USD | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 93 1000 USD | +66.1% |
| 1971 | 93 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 93 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 90 1000 USD | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 113 1000 USD | +25.6% |
| 1975 | 113 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 113 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 113 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 113 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 113 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 113 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 USD | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 103 1000 USD | — |
| 1993 | 232 1000 USD | +125.2% |
| 1994 | 271 1000 USD | +16.8% |
| 1995 | 449 1000 USD | +65.7% |
| 1996 | 449 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 505 1000 USD | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 385 1000 USD | -23.8% |
| 1999 | 385 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99 1000 USD | -74.3% |
| 2001 | 649 1000 USD | +555.6% |
| 2002 | 649 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 649 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 649 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 649 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 649 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 649 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,008 1000 USD | +671.6% |
| 2009 | 5,208 1000 USD | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 5,122 1000 USD | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 6,452 1000 USD | +26.0% |
| 2012 | 7,169 1000 USD | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 7,612 1000 USD | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 4,969 1000 USD | -34.7% |
| 2015 | 6,671 1000 USD | +34.3% |
| 2016 | 4,052 1000 USD | -39.3% |
| 2017 | 3,400 1000 USD | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 9,473 1000 USD | +178.6% |
| 2019 | 5,197 1000 USD | -45.1% |
| 2020 | 3,840 1000 USD | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 5,536 1000 USD | +44.2% |
| 2022 | 117 1000 USD | -97.9% |
| 2023 | 7,885 1000 USD | +6639.3% |
| 2024 | 7,913 1000 USD | +0.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 7,913 1000 USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18,235 1000 USD, 43% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 7,913 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,857 1000 USD, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Graphic papers — Import value in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +6639.3% | 117 1000 USD | 7,885 1000 USD |
| 2008 | +671.6% | 649 1000 USD | 5,008 1000 USD |
| 1963 | +623.5% | 17 1000 USD | 123 1000 USD |
| 2001 | +555.6% | 99 1000 USD | 649 1000 USD |
| 2018 | +178.6% | 3,400 1000 USD | 9,473 1000 USD |
| 1993 | +125.2% | 103 1000 USD | 232 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.89 1000 USD | 0 1000 USD | 123 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 104.7 1000 USD | 90 1000 USD | 113 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.5 1000 USD | 0 1000 USD | 113 1000 USD | 2 |
| 1990s | 347.38 1000 USD | 103 1000 USD | 505 1000 USD | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,486 1000 USD | 99 1000 USD | 5,208 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,012 1000 USD | 3,400 1000 USD | 9,473 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,058 1000 USD | 117 1000 USD | 7,913 1000 USD | 5 |
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More environment data for Laos
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.77 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0299 metric tons per person (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 114.88 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 Percentage change (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is graphic papers — import value in Laos?
- Graphic papers — import value in Laos was 7,913 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest graphic papers — import value recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 9,473 1000 USD in 2018.
- What is the lowest graphic papers — import value recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD in 1964.
- How does Laos rank for graphic papers — import value?
- Laos ranks 152nd out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is graphic papers — import value rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Graphic papers — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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