Laos External Debt
Key information about Laos External Debt
- Laos External Debt reached 10.2 USD bn in Dec 2021, compared with 10.7 USD bn in the previous year.
- Laos External Debt: USD mn data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1996 to Dec 2021.
- 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 deficit of 152.9 USD mn in Sep 2022.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 115.9 USD mn in Sep 2022.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 30.6 USD mn in Sep 2022.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 19.1 USD bn in Dec 2021.
View Laos's External Debt from 1996 to 2021 in the chart:
What was Laos's External Debt in 2021?
Laos External Debt reached 10.2 USD bn in Dec 2021, compared with 10.7 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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10,213.4 2021 | 10,683.6 2020 | 769.6 1996 | 10,683.6 2020 | USD mn | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
External Debt by Country Comparison
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country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (USD mn) | 9,731.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2022 |
Algeria (USD mn) | 3,838.0 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2019 |
Argentina (USD mn) | 271,775.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2022 |
Armenia (USD mn) | 6,214.4 Nov 2022 | monthly | Dec 2012 - Nov 2022 |
Australia (USD mn) | 1,896,860.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Sep 1988 - Sep 2022 |
Austria (USD mn) | 644,606.8 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2022 |
Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 8,135.7 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
Bangladesh (USD mn) | 92,694.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2011 - Sep 2022 |
Belarus (USD mn) | 41,515.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2022 |
Belgium (USD mn) | 1,330,308.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2022 |
Bolivia (USD mn) | 14,470.0 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2021 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 4,703.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2022 |
Botswana (USD mn) | 1,521.3 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
Brazil (USD mn) | 575,357.5 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2022 |
Bulgaria (USD mn) | 45,201.3 Nov 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Nov 2022 |
Cambodia (USD mn) | 22,030.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2022 |
Canada (USD mn) | 2,502,240.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2022 |
Chile (USD mn) | 231,030.9 Nov 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Nov 2022 |
China (USD mn) | 2,481,504.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2022 |
Colombia (USD mn) | 178,136.3 Oct 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2022 |
Croatia (USD mn) | 48,789.5 Oct 2022 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Oct 2022 |
Cyprus (USD mn) | 177,083.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2022 |
Czech Republic (USD mn) | 172,381.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Sep 2022 |
Denmark (USD mn) | 482,145.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2022 |
Ecuador (USD mn) | 56,584.1 Nov 2022 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2022 |
Egypt (USD mn) | 154,980.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Sep 2022 |
Estonia (USD mn) | 30,246.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2022 |
European Union (USD mn) | 16,222,952.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2022 |
Finland (USD mn) | 613,878.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2022 |
France (USD mn) | 6,547,483.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2022 |
Georgia (USD mn) | 22,172.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2022 |
Germany (USD mn) | 6,464,043.2 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Jun 2022 |
Ghana (USD mn) | 28,135.9 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Jun 2022 |
Greece (USD mn) | 544,642.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2022 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 1,822,962.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2022 |
Hungary (USD mn) | 243,517.9 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2022 |
Iceland (USD mn) | 20,052.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Sep 2022 |
India (USD mn) | 610,467.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2022 |
Indonesia (USD mn) | 392,551.1 Nov 2022 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Nov 2022 |
Iran (USD mn) | 9,142.1 2021 | yearly | 1994 - 2021 |
Ireland (USD mn) | 2,965,284.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2022 |
Israel (USD mn) | 154,425.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2022 |
Italy (USD mn) | 2,455,962.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2022 |
Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 29,752.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
Japan (USD mn) | 4,196,860.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2022 |
Jordan (USD mn) | 38,563.9 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2022 |
Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 160,938.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2022 |
Kenya (USD mn) | 36,447.5 Nov 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Nov 2022 |
South Korea (USD mn) | 638,980.8 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2022 |
Kosovo (USD mn) | 3,245.8 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2022 |
Kuwait (USD mn) | 62,350.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2022 |
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 8,908.0 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2022 |
Laos (USD mn) | 10,213.4 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
Latvia (USD mn) | 37,525.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2022 |
Lebanon (USD mn) | 34,490.0 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Jun 2022 |
Lithuania (USD mn) | 43,738.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1996 - Sep 2022 |
Luxembourg (USD mn) | 3,648,871.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2022 |
North Macedonia (USD mn) | 10,751.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2022 |
Malawi (MWK mn) | 2,812,733.5 2021 | yearly | 1984 - 2021 |
Malaysia (USD mn) | 252,255.9 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2022 |
Malta (USD mn) | 92,193.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2022 |
Mauritius (USD mn) | 184,721.5 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2022 |
Mexico (USD mn) | 447,827.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2021 |
Moldova (USD mn) | 8,885.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2022 |
Mongolia (USD mn) | 32,446.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2022 |
Montenegro (USD mn) | 10,552.3 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
Morocco (USD mn) | 63,748.8 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Mar 2022 |
Mozambique (USD mn) | 10,150.3 2020 | yearly | 1985 - 2020 |
Myanmar (USD mn) | 13,927.2 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
Nepal (USD mn) | 8,729.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2022 |
Netherlands (USD mn) | 3,555,887.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2022 |
New Zealand (USD mn) | 185,375.8 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2022 |
Nigeria (USD mn) | 39,661.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2022 |
Norway (USD mn) | 733,211.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2022 |
Pakistan (USD mn) | 126,914.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Sep 2022 |
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | 1,535.0 Dec 2018 | monthly | Dec 2012 - Dec 2018 |
Panama (USD mn) | 36,852.6 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Dec 2022 |
Paraguay (USD mn) | 20,060.7 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
Peru (USD mn) | 101,506.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2022 |
Philippines (USD mn) | 107,909.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2022 |
Poland (USD mn) | 333,177.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2022 |
Portugal (USD mn) | 396,510.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2022 |
Qatar (USD mn) | 194,500.0 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
Romania (USD mn) | 148,359.6 Nov 2022 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Nov 2022 |
Russia (USD mn) | 381,770.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2022 |
Serbia (USD mn) | 39,108.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2022 |
Singapore (USD mn) | 1,752,297.8 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2022 |
Slovakia (USD mn) | 114,619.8 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2022 |
Slovenia (USD mn) | 54,137.9 Nov 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2022 |
South Africa (USD mn) | 169,320.0 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1985 - Jun 2022 |
Spain (USD mn) | 2,277,449.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2022 |
Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 47,676.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Sep 2022 |
Sudan (USD mn) | 77,200.0 2020 | yearly | 2001 - 2020 |
Sweden (USD mn) | 955,676.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2022 |
Switzerland (USD mn) | 2,205,041.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2022 |
Taiwan (USD mn) | 226,402.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2022 |
Tajikistan (USD mn) | 6,662.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Dec 2021 |
Thailand (USD mn) | 187,878.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2022 |
Tunisia (USD mn) | 38,949.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2022 |
Turkey (USD mn) | 442,857.9 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Sep 2022 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -1.3 2021 | yearly | 2012 - 2021 |
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -240.162 2021 | yearly | 2010 - 2021 |
Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 1,911.098 2021 | yearly | 2010 - 2021 |
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 10.0 2021 | yearly | 2012 - 2021 |
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LAK bn) | 50,372.610 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LAK bn) | 152,655.509 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
Forecast: Government Revenue (LAK bn) | 40,599.931 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
Govt Budget: Revenue (LAK bn) | 21,795.660 2018 | yearly | 2013 - 2018 |
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: VAT (LAK bn) | 5,201.470 2018 | yearly | 2013 - 2018 |
Govt Budget: Total Expenditure (TE) (LAK bn) | 31,002.850 2018 | yearly | 2013 - 2018 |
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: Excise Tax (LAK bn) | 4,742.820 2018 | yearly | 2013 - 2018 |
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: Income Tax (LAK bn) | 1,619.010 2018 | yearly | 2013 - 2018 |
Govt Budget: TE: Capital Expenditure (LAK bn) | 12,572.610 2018 | yearly | 2013 - 2018 |
Govt Budget: TE: Current Expenditure (CE) (LAK bn) | 18,430.240 2018 | yearly | 2013 - 2018 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 8.236 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
Trade Balance (USD mn) | 25.8 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2022 |
Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,909.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2022 |
Total Exports Growth (%) | -1.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2022 |
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 926.912 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 261.253 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 259.107 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,883.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2022 |
Total Imports Growth (%) | 31.0 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2022 |
Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 27,495.129 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 47,463.016 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 22.946 Oct 2022 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Oct 2022 |
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 2.100 Oct 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2022 |
Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 233.398 Oct 2022 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Oct 2022 |
Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 213.170 Oct 2022 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Oct 2022 |
Imports: Crude Oil, Fuel, Lubricant and Others (USD mn) | 223.440 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2021 |
Exports: Mineral Products (USD mn) | 443.020 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2021 |
Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD mn) | 142.780 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2021 |
Exports: Plastic and Rubber Products (USD mn) | 110.150 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2021 |
Imports: Foods, Beverages, Pharmaceutical Products & Consumer Goods (USD mn) | 247.310 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2021 |
Exports: Wood Products, Pulp of Wood and Paper (USD mn) | 222.330 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2021 |
Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Equipment (USD mn) | 82.720 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2021 |
Exports: Agricultural Products (USD mn) | 216.160 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2021 |
Imports: Iron, Steel and Other Metal Products (USD mn) | 72.680 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2021 |
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) | 1,329,354.000 2021 | yearly | 2010 - 2021 |
Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) | 1,268,960.000 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) | 466,841.000 2021 | yearly | 2010 - 2021 |
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) | 131,167.000 2021 | yearly | 2010 - 2021 |
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) | 193,419.000 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: India (USD th) | 75,076.000 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) | 2,756,219.000 2021 | yearly | 2010 - 2021 |
Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Current Account Balance (USD mn) | -152.9 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2022 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 2.3 2021 | yearly | 1984 - 2021 |
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 115.9 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2022 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 5.6 2021 | yearly | 1988 - 2021 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -30.646 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2022 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -1.6 2021 | yearly | 1984 - 2021 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -0.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2022 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -30.470 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2022 |
External Debt (USD mn) | 10,213.4 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 53.8 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -1.366 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
BoP: FA: Porfolio Investment (USD mn) | 361.05 Dec 2017 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2017 |
FDI: Korea (USD th) | 0.000 2019 | yearly | 2000 - 2019 |
FDI: France (USD th) | 0.000 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
FDI: Thailand (USD th) | 341,152.687 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
FDI (USD th) | 7,927,677.215 2019 | yearly | 2010 - 2019 |
FDI: China (USD th) | 1,254,236.569 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
FDI: Vietnam (USD th) | 176,991.125 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
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 |
FDI: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (USD mn) | 381.683 2017 | yearly | 2015 - 2017 |
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) | 3,524.508 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 2.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Sep 2022 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 966.617 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2022 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 10,891.738 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2022 |
M2 Growth (%) | 39.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2022 |
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 5.0 Jan 2023 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 1,075.5 Sep 2022 | monthly | Dec 1988 - Sep 2022 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.7 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2022 |
Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 31.692 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1989 - May 2021 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 12,648.510 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2021 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 25.2 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2021 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 8,945.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2022 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 49.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2022 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 7,387.068 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2022 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 49.40 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2022 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 43.23 2021 | yearly | 2012 - 2021 |
Monetary Survey: Broad Money (M2) (LAK bn) | 177,339.276 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2022 |
Monetary Survey: Narrow Money (M1) (LAK bn) | 15,738.451 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2022 |
Reserve Requirement Rate: LAK (%) | 5.000 2022 | yearly | 1989 - 2022 |
Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits (LAK bn) | 139,652.200 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2021 |
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