Laos External Debt
1996 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | Bank of the Lao PDR
Key information about Laos External Debt
- Laos External Debt reached 10.3 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with 10.5 USD bn in the previous year.
- Laos External Debt: USD mn data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1996 to Dec 2023.
- The data reached an all-time high of 10.7 USD bn in Dec 2020 and a record low of 769.6 USD mn in Dec 1996.
External Debt covers Government Debt only.
Related information about Laos External Debt
- In the latest reports of Laos, Current Account recorded a surplus of 64.4 USD mn in Sep 2024.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 176.1 USD mn in Sep 2024.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 132.7 USD mn in Sep 2024.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 15.4 USD bn in Dec 2022.
View Laos's External Debt from 1996 to 2023 in the chart:
What was Laos's External Debt in 2023?
Laos External Debt reached 10.3 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with 10.5 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,253.1 2023 | 10,494.9 2022 | 769.6 1996 | 10,683.6 2020 | USD mn | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
External Debt by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 11,148.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 3,838.0 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2019 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 305,042.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 6,865.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2012 - Oct 2025 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 1,967,406.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Austria (USD mn) | 755,851.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 5,299.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | 113,199.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 37,709.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 1,825,986.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 15,828.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 5,108.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 1,498.8 2025 | yearly | 1994 - 2025 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 652,755.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 64,465.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | 20,040.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 3,363,416.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 247,368.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| China (USD mn) | 2,436,751.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 205,795.6 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Aug 2025 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | 52,854.6 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 291,479.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 253,488.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 589,783.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 58,111.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 161,230.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 47,546.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 19,891,982.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 723,824.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Jun 2025 |
| France (USD mn) | 8,194,595.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 26,532.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 7,881,499.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | 27,908.7 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Oct 2024 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 686,052.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 1,969,904.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 306,651.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 28,967.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Jun 2025 |
| India (USD mn) | 711,807.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 424,412.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 6,281.7 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 3,727,872.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 162,557.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 2,926,787.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 36,547.9 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 4,695,896.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 44,162.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 165,848.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 41,807.5 Aug 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Aug 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 738,080.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 5,209.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 72,069.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 11,656.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Laos (USD mn) | 10,253.1 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 52,782.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 34,590.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Jun 2024 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 81,436.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 3,929,684.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 14,231.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Malawi (MWK mn) | 2,812,733.5 2021 | yearly | 1984 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 328,395.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 225,294.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 184,310.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 447,827.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2021 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 10,173.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2024 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 39,612.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 8,616.5 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 64,781.6 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2022 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | 10,292.0 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (USD mn) | 12,162.1 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | 10,519.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 4,773,017.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 246,390.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 46,983.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 790,482.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | 134,481.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | 1,535.0 Dec 2018 | monthly | Dec 2012 - Dec 2018 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 48,132.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | 21,762.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2022 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 102,172.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2022 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 139,643.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 532,035.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 533,862.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 194,500.0 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 259,675.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 304,968.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 57,254.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 2,340,160.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 165,583.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 74,360.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 163,852.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1985 - Jun 2024 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 3,111,849.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 56,068.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | 62,400.0 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 1,175,630.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 2,462,106.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Taiwan (USD mn) | 236,510.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Tajikistan (USD mn) | 6,579.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Jun 2025 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 201,188.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Tunisia (USD mn) | 42,561.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2024 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 525,799.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Sep 2024 |
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| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 6.726 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 178.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 2,217.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 34.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 1,135.414 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 657.895 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 218.709 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 2,558.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 4.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 29,719.658 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 57,439.257 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 13.609 Jul 2025 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 7.935 Jul 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 787.449 Jul 2025 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 106.091 Jul 2025 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Jul 2025 |
| Exports: Mineral Products (USD mn) | 462.100 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Agricultural Products (USD mn) | 147.760 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Crude Oil, Fuel, Lubricant and Others (USD mn) | 297.920 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Equipment (USD mn) | 188.310 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Wood Products, Pulp of Wood and Paper (USD mn) | 194.390 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD mn) | 259.880 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Plastic and Rubber Products (USD mn) | 142.090 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Iron, Steel and Other Metal Products (USD mn) | 153.890 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Foods, Beverages, Pharmaceutical Products & Consumer Goods (USD mn) | 220.430 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) | 101,441.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) | 3,844,420.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) | 532,132.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) | 1,390,684.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) | 269,683.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) | 2,504,404.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) | 2,883,854.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: Japan (USD th) | 93,722.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) | 1,964,647.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: India (USD th) | 101,542.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 88.616 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 110.567 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 210.618 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 99.478 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 309.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 3.3 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 176.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 6.1 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -132.717 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -1.8 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 0.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -88.987 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 10,253.1 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 74.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 0.176 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| BoP: FA: Porfolio Investment (USD mn) | 361.05 Dec 2017 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2017 |
| FDI: Korea (USD th) | 6,183.504 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: France (USD th) | 0.000 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI (USD th) | 7,927,677.215 2019 | yearly | 2010 - 2019 |
| FDI: Vietnam (USD th) | 176,991.125 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: China (USD th) | 1,254,236.569 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: Thailand (USD th) | 341,152.687 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (USD mn) | 381.683 2017 | yearly | 2015 - 2017 |
| FDI: Electricity, Gas and Air-Conditioning Supply (USD mn) | 711.800 2017 | yearly | 2015 - 2017 |
| FDI: Mining and Quarrying (USD mn) | 126.792 2017 | yearly | 2015 - 2017 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) | 1,500.203 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,074.015 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 13,972.420 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 15.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 8.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 2,642.9 Jun 2025 | monthly | Dec 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 31.692 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1989 - May 2021 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 15,027.306 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 12.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 11,888.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 21.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 10,651.867 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 15.11 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 56.96 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: Narrow Money (M1) (LAK bn) | 16,961.698 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: Broad Money (M2) (LAK bn) | 286,965.565 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Rate: LAK (%) | 8.000 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
| Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits (LAK bn) | 309,487.370 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Commercial Banks (CB): Loans: Total (LAK bn) | 189,193.228 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2024 |
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