Laos External Debt: % of GDP
Key information about Laos External Debt: % of GDP
- Laos External Debt accounted for 74.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 69.7 % in the previous year.
- Laos External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1996 to Dec 2023.
- The data reached an all-time high of 101.0 % in Dec 1998 and a record low of 36.5 % in Dec 2011.
Related information about Laos External Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Laos, Current Account recorded a deficit of 90.1 USD mn in Dec 2023.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 394.2 USD mn in Dec 2023.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 100.1 USD mn in Dec 2023.
- The country's External Debt reached 10,253.1 in Dec 2023.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 15.4 USD bn in Dec 2022.
View Laos's External Debt: % of GDP from 1996 to 2023 in the chart:
What was Laos's External Debt: % of GDP in 2023?
Laos External Debt accounted for 74.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 69.7 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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74.2 2023 | 69.7 2022 | 36.5 2011 | 101.0 1998 | % | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
External Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (%) | 46.7 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
Algeria (%) | 1.3 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
Argentina (%) | 45.3 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
Armenia (%) | 64.2 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
Australia (%) | 110.0 2023 | yearly | 1988 - 2023 |
Austria (%) | 135.1 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
Azerbaijan (%) | 14.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
Bangladesh (%) | 11.4 2017 | yearly | 1997 - 2017 |
Belarus (%) | 51.1 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2024 |
Belgium (%) | 236.8 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
Bolivia (%) | 35.0 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 18.1 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
Botswana (%) | 7.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Brazil (%) | 27.9 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
Bulgaria (%) | 48.3 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
Cambodia (%) | 56.7 2022 | yearly | 2010 - 2022 |
Canada (%) | 143.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Chile (%) | 71.7 2023 | yearly | 1971 - 2023 |
China (%) | 13.7 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
Colombia (%) | 53.7 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
Croatia (%) | 73.5 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
Cyprus (%) | 576.0 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
Czech Republic (%) | 61.7 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Denmark (%) | 131.7 2023 | yearly | 2005 - 2023 |
Ecuador (%) | 49.6 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
Egypt (%) | 39.8 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2024 |
Estonia (%) | 89.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
European Union (%) | 110.7 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
Finland (%) | 215.3 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
France (%) | 244.9 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
Georgia (%) | 80.2 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
Germany (%) | 145.9 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
Ghana (%) | 39.0 2022 | yearly | 1999 - 2022 |
Greece (%) | 250.9 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 481.7 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
Hungary (%) | 128.8 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
Iceland (%) | 72.9 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
India (%) | 18.9 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
Indonesia (%) | 29.8 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
Iran (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
Ireland (%) | 556.6 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
Israel (%) | 28.4 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
Italy (%) | 129.0 2022 | yearly | 2002 - 2022 |
Ivory Coast (%) | 31.4 2021 | yearly | 1994 - 2021 |
Japan (%) | 107.4 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
Jordan (%) | 80.7 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
Kazakhstan (%) | 60.4 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2024 |
Kenya (%) | 35.0 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
South Korea (%) | 36.6 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
Kosovo (%) | 39.6 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
Kuwait (%) | 39.4 2023 | yearly | 2014 - 2023 |
Kyrgyzstan (%) | 72.3 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
Laos (%) | 74.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
Latvia (%) | 100.7 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2024 |
Lebanon (%) | 21.2 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
Lithuania (%) | 70.9 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
Luxembourg (%) | 4,321.4 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
North Macedonia (%) | 83.7 2022 | yearly | 2004 - 2022 |
Malawi (%) | 60.1 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
Malaysia (%) | 68.2 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
Malta (%) | 972.2 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
Mauritius (%) | 1,323.1 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
Mexico (%) | 33.1 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
Moldova (%) | 63.3 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
Mongolia (%) | 170.1 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
Montenegro (%) | 141.5 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
Morocco (%) | 50.9 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
Mozambique (%) | 71.7 2020 | yearly | 1985 - 2020 |
Myanmar (%) | 16.7 2020 | yearly | 2018 - 2020 |
Nepal (%) | 17.3 2016 | yearly | 2001 - 2016 |
Netherlands (%) | 373.8 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
New Zealand (%) | 88.0 2023 | yearly | 1993 - 2023 |
Nigeria (%) | 11.9 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
Norway (%) | 151.9 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
Pakistan (%) | 37.3 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
Palestinian Territory (%) | 12.2 2023 | yearly | 2012 - 2023 |
Panama (%) | 167.4 2021 | yearly | 2014 - 2021 |
Paraguay (%) | 55.7 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
Peru (%) | 39.3 2023 | yearly | 1980 - 2023 |
Philippines (%) | 28.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
Poland (%) | 49.5 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Portugal (%) | 150.4 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
Qatar (%) | 106.1 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
Romania (%) | 51.9 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Russia (%) | 15.7 2023 | yearly | 1993 - 2023 |
Serbia (%) | 65.3 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
Singapore (%) | 391.1 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
Slovakia (%) | 96.1 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Slovenia (%) | 91.7 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
South Africa (%) | 41.5 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
Spain (%) | 163.6 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Sri Lanka (%) | 75.0 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
Sudan (%) | 202.2 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
Sweden (%) | 168.5 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
Switzerland (%) | 236.4 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
Taiwan (%) | 27.3 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
Tajikistan (%) | 37.7 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
Thailand (%) | 37.1 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2024 |
Tunisia (%) | 89.7 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
Turkey (%) | 45.2 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
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Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 6.726 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
Trade Balance (USD mn) | -170.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Dec 2023 |
Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,917.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2023 |
Total Exports Growth (%) | -2.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2023 |
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 1,138.414 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
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) | 2,088.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2023 |
Total Imports Growth (%) | 10.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 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) | 26.215 May 2024 | monthly | Feb 2005 - May 2024 |
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 1.932 May 2024 | monthly | Aug 2003 - May 2024 |
Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 357.954 May 2024 | monthly | Dec 1996 - May 2024 |
Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 353.742 May 2024 | monthly | Dec 1996 - May 2024 |
Exports: Mineral Products (USD mn) | 428.110 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Exports: Agricultural Products (USD mn) | 202.210 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Exports: Plastic and Rubber Products (USD mn) | 128.590 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Exports: Wood Products, Pulp of Wood and Paper (USD mn) | 186.790 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD mn) | 270.710 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Imports: Iron, Steel and Other Metal Products (USD mn) | 157.940 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Imports: Crude Oil, Fuel, Lubricant and Others (USD mn) | 379.750 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Equipment (USD mn) | 163.400 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Imports: Foods, Beverages, Pharmaceutical Products & Consumer Goods (USD mn) | 245.910 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: India (USD th) | 102,124.000 2022 | yearly | 2008 - 2022 |
Export Value Index (2015=100) | 210.618 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 88.616 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 99.478 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
Import Value Index (2015=100) | 110.567 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Current Account Balance (USD mn) | -90.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 2.7 2023 | yearly | 1984 - 2023 |
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 394.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2023 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 11.9 2023 | yearly | 1988 - 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -100.146 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.3 2023 | yearly | 1984 - 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 0.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -100.180 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
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) | -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: Thailand (USD th) | 341,152.687 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
FDI: China (USD th) | 1,254,236.569 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: 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) | 976.474 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.7 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Mar 2024 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 978.693 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2024 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 14,049.430 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2024 |
M2 Growth (%) | 34.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 8.0 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Aug 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 1,819.3 Jun 2024 | monthly | Dec 1988 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.5 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2024 |
Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 31.692 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1989 - May 2021 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 13,815.419 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2023 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 34.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 10,487.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Jun 2024 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 29.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Jun 2024 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 9,034.637 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Jun 2024 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 29.03 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2024 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 56.65 2023 | yearly | 2012 - 2023 |
Monetary Survey: Narrow Money (M1) (LAK bn) | 20,156.187 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Jun 2024 |
Monetary Survey: Broad Money (M2) (LAK bn) | 289,348.005 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Jun 2024 |
Reserve Requirement Rate: LAK (%) | 8.000 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits (LAK bn) | 264,731.060 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2023 |
Commercial Banks (CB): Loans: Total (LAK bn) | 186,068.356 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Jun 2024 |
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