Laos Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
1988 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Laos Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- Laos Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 6.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a growth equal to 11.9 % in the previous year.
- Laos Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1988 to Dec 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 8,769.0 % in Dec 2003 and a record low 3,540.0 % in Dec 1990.
CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from annual Foreign Direct Investment and annual Nominal GDP. The Bank of the Lao PDR provides Foreign Direct Investment 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. Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2012 is calculated from Foreign Direct Investments based on BPM5 and Nominal GDP based on SNA 1993 Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2004 is calculated from Foreign Direct Investments and Nominal GDP, both sourced from the World Bank.
Related information about Laos Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Laos, Current Account recorded a surplus of 309.1 USD mn in Sep 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 327.8 USD mn in Sep 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 89.0 USD mn in Sep 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 16.1 USD bn in Dec 2024.
View Laos's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from 1988 to 2024 in the chart:
What was Laos's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in 2024?
Laos Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 6.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a growth equal to 11.9 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 2024 | 11.9 2023 | 3,540.0 1990 | 8,769.0 2003 | % | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 5.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 0.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 1.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 1.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 1.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Sep 2025 |
| Austria (%) | -1.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 0.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Bahrain (%) | 0.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Jun 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.4 2025 | yearly | 1998 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | -0.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | -16.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 0.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 3.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | -0.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 4.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | -0.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 5.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 9.5 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 2.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 4.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| China (%) | 0.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 3.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 2.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | -9.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 0.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 6.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 0.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 2.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | -0.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | -2.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 2.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| France (%) | 0.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 6.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 1.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 2.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 2.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 35.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | -72.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| India (%) | 1.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 1.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 0.0 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (%) | -21.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 3.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 1.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 4.4 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Japan (%) | 0.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 5.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Jun 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | -2.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 0.4 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 1.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 8.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 6.1 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 0.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 4.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -86.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 2.9 2024 | yearly | 1982 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 6.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 0.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 1.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 80.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 57.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 1.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 2.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 10.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 6.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 2.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 15.4 2024 | yearly | 1986 - 2024 |
| Myanmar (%) | 4.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Sep 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 0.1 2025 | yearly | 2001 - 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | -3.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 1.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 0.4 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Mar 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 0.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 11.6 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 0.6 2025 | yearly | 1977 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 12.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Panama (%) | -4.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | 0.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 3.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 1.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 1.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 5.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | -0.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Romania (%) | 1.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 1.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 2.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 4.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 24.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 1.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 4.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | -3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Jun 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 1.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 0.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 1.7 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Jun 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | -4.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Jun 2025 |
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| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 6.726 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 418.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 2,977.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 34.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,423.278 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 657.895 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 292.555 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 2,558.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 25.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 36,100.631 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| 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: Wood Products, Pulp of Wood and Paper (USD mn) | 194.390 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Equipment (USD mn) | 188.310 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Plastic and Rubber Products (USD mn) | 142.090 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD mn) | 259.880 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 |
| Exports: Agricultural Products (USD mn) | 147.760 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Mineral Products (USD mn) | 462.100 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: Foods, Beverages, Pharmaceutical Products & Consumer Goods (USD mn) | 220.430 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) | 3,844,420.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) | 1,390,684.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) | 532,132.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) | 2,883,854.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) | 101,441.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 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: EU 27 Countries (USD th) | 269,683.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: India (USD th) | 101,542.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) | 2,504,404.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 110.567 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 99.478 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 88.616 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 210.618 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 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) | 327.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 6.1 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -88.987 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -1.8 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 0.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -88.987 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 10,350.5 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 68.7 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -0.128 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| 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: 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: Korea (USD th) | 6,183.504 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: Thailand (USD th) | 341,152.687 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: Electricity, Gas and Air-Conditioning Supply (USD mn) | 711.800 2017 | yearly | 2015 - 2017 |
| 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 |
| 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) | 16,240.862 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| 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) | 2.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 31.692 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1989 - May 2021 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 17,130.491 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| 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 (%) | 10.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| 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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