Laos External Debt

1996 - 2022 | Yearly | USD mn | Bank of the Lao PDR

Key information about Laos External Debt

  • Laos External Debt reached 10.2 USD bn in Dec 2022, compared with 10.2 USD bn in the previous year.
  • Laos External Debt: USD mn data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1996 to Dec 2022.
  • 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 207.2 USD mn in Dec 2022.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 206.7 USD mn in Dec 2022.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment remained the same 0.0 USD mn in Dec 2022.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 15.4 USD bn in Dec 2022.

View Laos's External Debt from 1996 to 2022 in the chart:

Laos External Debt

What was Laos's External Debt in 2022?

Laos External Debt reached 10.2 USD bn in Dec 2022, compared with 10.2 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
10,234.8 2022 10,213.4 2021 769.6 1996 10,683.6 2020 USD mn yearly 1996 - 2022

External Debt by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 10,736.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
Algeria (USD mn) 3,838.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Argentina (USD mn) 283,516.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Armenia (USD mn) 6,501.4 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
Australia (USD mn) 1,958,183.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1988 - Dec 2023
Austria (USD mn) 744,396.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2023
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 8,135.7 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2021
Bangladesh (USD mn) 96,549.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2023
Belarus (USD mn) 36,661.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Belgium (USD mn) 1,473,984.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Bolivia (USD mn) 15,544.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 5,020.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Botswana (USD mn) 1,431.8 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Brazil (USD mn) 575,357.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
Bulgaria (USD mn) 49,855.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (USD mn) 22,408.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Canada (USD mn) 2,912,639.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2023
Chile (USD mn) 241,042.3 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
China (USD mn) 2,382,876.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
Colombia (USD mn) 193,907.8 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2023
Croatia (USD mn) 52,854.6 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1998 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 171,796.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Czech Republic (USD mn) 197,939.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
Denmark (USD mn) 503,533.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Ecuador (USD mn) 58,197.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
Egypt (USD mn) 164,521.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2023
Estonia (USD mn) 35,445.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
European Union (USD mn) 16,979,574.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Finland (USD mn) 643,060.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2023
France (USD mn) 7,398,409.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2023
Georgia (USD mn) 23,373.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Germany (USD mn) 6,385,258.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2023
Ghana (USD mn) 29,185.2 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2022
Greece (USD mn) 585,514.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 1,839,204.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2023
Hungary (USD mn) 285,598.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Iceland (USD mn) 21,783.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1989 - Mar 2023
India (USD mn) 635,324.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Indonesia (USD mn) 407,106.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2023
Iran (USD mn) 6,281.7 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Ireland (USD mn) 3,147,735.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Israel (USD mn) 155,170.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Italy (USD mn) 2,662,299.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 29,752.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Japan (USD mn) 4,340,852.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2023
Jordan (USD mn) 40,671.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 161,916.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Kenya (USD mn) 38,270.1 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
South Korea (USD mn) 663,631.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (USD mn) 3,900.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2023
Kuwait (USD mn) 59,638.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 9,978.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Laos (USD mn) 10,234.8 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Latvia (USD mn) 43,625.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (USD mn) 34,577.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023
Lithuania (USD mn) 50,744.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2023
Luxembourg (USD mn) 3,668,133.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
North Macedonia (USD mn) 11,729.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Malawi (MWK mn) 2,812,733.5 2021 yearly 1984 - 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 270,687.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2023
Malta (USD mn) 200,913.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Mauritius (USD mn) 199,333.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
Mexico (USD mn) 447,827.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2021
Moldova (USD mn) 9,763.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2023
Mongolia (USD mn) 34,569.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (USD mn) 8,815.2 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
Morocco (USD mn) 63,124.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2022
Mozambique (USD mn) 10,150.3 2020 yearly 1985 - 2020
Myanmar (USD mn) 12,529.6 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Nepal (USD mn) 9,585.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Netherlands (USD mn) 3,927,042.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
New Zealand (USD mn) 204,491.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Nigeria (USD mn) 41,594.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Norway (USD mn) 737,752.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2023
Pakistan (USD mn) 131,159.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2023
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 1,535.0 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2018
Panama (USD mn) 39,889.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Jan 2024
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) 118,833.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Poland (USD mn) 393,163.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Portugal (USD mn) 421,999.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Qatar (USD mn) 194,500.0 2018 yearly 2000 - 2018
Romania (USD mn) 169,046.9 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2023
Russia (USD mn) 326,589.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Serbia (USD mn) 47,438.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2023
Singapore (USD mn) 1,824,043.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
Slovakia (USD mn) 125,358.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Slovenia (USD mn) 60,664.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
South Africa (USD mn) 156,096.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1985 - Sep 2023
Spain (USD mn) 2,501,997.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 52,653.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
Sudan (USD mn) 62,400.0 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (USD mn) 1,029,251.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2023
Switzerland (USD mn) 2,315,096.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2023
Taiwan (USD mn) 206,499.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2023
Tajikistan (USD mn) 6,089.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2015 - Sep 2023
Thailand (USD mn) 190,055.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Tunisia (USD mn) 40,844.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2023
Turkey (USD mn) 482,639.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.3 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -52.450 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 1,738.794 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 11.3 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
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: Total Expenditure (TE) (LAK bn) 31,002.850 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: TE: Current Expenditure (CE) (LAK bn) 18,430.240 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: TE: Capital Expenditure (LAK bn) 12,572.610 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: Income Tax (LAK bn) 1,619.010 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: Excise Tax (LAK bn) 4,742.820 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: VAT (LAK bn) 5,201.470 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 6.726 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 97.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,037.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -3.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,115.303 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 353.170 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 304.331 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,837.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) 0.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 30,246.773 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 37,533.232 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 21.724 Oct 2023 monthly Feb 2005 - Oct 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 6.503 Oct 2023 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 313.272 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1996 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 289.595 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1996 - Oct 2023
Exports: Mineral Products (USD mn) 630.430 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2023
Exports: Agricultural Products (USD mn) 108.540 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2023
Exports: Wood Products, Pulp of Wood and Paper (USD mn) 197.440 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2023
Exports: Plastic and Rubber Products (USD mn) 97.010 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2023
Imports: Crude Oil, Fuel, Lubricant and Others (USD mn) 303.650 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2023
Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD mn) 232.170 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2023
Imports: Iron, Steel and Other Metal Products (USD mn) 178.270 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2023
Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Equipment (USD mn) 148.870 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2023
Imports: Foods, Beverages, Pharmaceutical Products & Consumer Goods (USD mn) 260.310 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 67.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.1 2022 yearly 1984 - 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 780.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 4.1 2022 yearly 1988 - 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -137.071 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.9 2022 yearly 1984 - 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -0.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 18.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 10,234.8 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.0 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -1.018 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
BoP: FA: Porfolio Investment (USD mn) 361.05 Dec 2017 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2017
FDI: France (USD th) 0.000 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
FDI: Korea (USD th) 6,183.504 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: Vietnam (USD th) 176,991.125 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
FDI (USD th) 7,927,677.215 2019 yearly 2010 - 2019
FDI: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (USD mn) 381.683 2017 yearly 2015 - 2017
FDI: Mining and Quarrying (USD mn) 126.792 2017 yearly 2015 - 2017
FDI: Electricity, Gas and Air-Conditioning Supply (USD mn) 711.800 2017 yearly 2015 - 2017
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) 976.474 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2017 - Sep 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 939.165 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 12,231.133 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
M2 Growth (%) 31.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 1,782.0 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1988 - Sep 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 1.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 31.692 May 2021 monthly Jan 1989 - May 2021
Total Deposits (USD mn) 12,890.616 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 33.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 9,499.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 24.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 8,091.668 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 28.08 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 54.41 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
Monetary Survey: Narrow Money (M1) (LAK bn) 17,870.429 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2023
Monetary Survey: Broad Money (M2) (LAK bn) 232,733.995 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2023
Reserve Requirement Rate: LAK (%) 8.000 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits (LAK bn) 245,282.640 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2023

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