Laos Current Account Balance: % of GDP

Key information about Laos Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• Laos Current Account surplus accounted for 11.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 3.2 % surplus in the previous year.
• Laos Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1984 to Dec 2025, with an average value of -8.0 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 11.3 % in Dec 2025 and a record low of -15.7 % in Dec 2015.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from annual Current Account Balance and annual Nominal GDP. The Bank of the Lao PDR provides Current Account Balance in USD based on BPM6. Lao Statistics Bureau provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. The Bank of the Lao PDR average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2012 is calculated from Current Account based on BPM5 and Nominal GDP based on SNA 1993. Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2002 is sourced from the World Bank.


Key information about Laos Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Laos, Current Account recorded a surplus of 651.5 USD mn in Mar 2026.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 401.4 USD mn in Mar 2026.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 141.5 USD mn in Mar 2026.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 16.1 USD bn in Dec 2024.

View Laos's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from 1984 to 2025 in the chart:

What was Laos's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in 2025?

Laos Current Account surplus accounted for 11.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 3.2 % surplus in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
11.3 2025	3.2 2024	-15.7 2015	11.3 2025	%	yearly	1984 - 2025

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