AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaEuro zoneFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaState of PalestineSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe GambiaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamYemenZambiaZimbabweAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaEuro zoneFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaState of PalestineSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe GambiaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamYemenZambiaZimbabweCompareHuman Capital Ranking Laos vs El Salvador comparison Laos El Salvador GouvernementAnnual GDP [+]2022€14,464M€30,828M2022Annual GDP [+]Annual GDP [+]2022$15,469M$32,489M2022Annual GDP [+]GDP per capita [+]2022€1,948€4,8652022GDP per capita [+]GDP per capita [+]2022$2,083$5,1272022GDP per capita [+]Debt (M.€.) [+]202114,46223,1372022Debt (M.€.) [+]Debt ($M) [+]202117,11724,3842022Debt ($M) [+]Debt (%GDP) [+]202192.36%75.05%2022Debt (%GDP) [+]Debt Per Capita [+]2021€1,948€3,6522022Debt Per Capita [+]Debt Per Capita [+]2021$2,305$3,8482022Debt Per Capita [+]Deficit (M.€) [+]2021-202-7522022Deficit (M.€) [+]Deficit ($M) [+]2021-239-7922022Deficit ($M) [+]Deficit (%GDP) [+]2021-1.29%-2.44%2022Deficit (%GDP) [+]Expenditure (M.€) [+]20212,556.48,696.52022Expenditure (M.€) [+]Expenditure ($M) [+]20213,025.59,165.02022Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2020361.9812.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2020413.1910.02019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201714.00%18.13%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2017134.21,019.12017Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2017151.51,150.82017Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20174.04%19.24%2017Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201317.1407.12022Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201322.7429.02022Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20130.78%4.30%2022Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202116.33%28.21%2022Expenditure (%GDP) [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021€344€1,3732022Expenditure Per Capita [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021$407$1,4472022Expenditure Per Capita [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€50€1262019Education Expenditure P.C [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$57$1412019Education Expenditure P.C [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017€19€1592017Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017$22$1802017Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013€3€642022Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013$3$682022Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]Caa302/03/2023Moody's Rating [+]B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]Fitch Rating [+]08/04/2022CCC-RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]Corruption Index [+]202231332022Corruption Index [+]Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019113º103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]Fragile States Index [+]201880.771.22018Fragile States Index [+]12º2022RTI Raking [+]Innovation Ranking [+]2012138º104º2018Innovation Ranking [+]LabourNMW [+]2022$85.5$304.22018NMW [+]NMW [+]2022€94.5€253.62018NMW [+]Human Capital Ranking [+]201784º95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]MarketsEuro / Kip [+]05/13/202423,070.0000US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/13/202421,360.5000Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/13/2024-0.36%PricesCPI (overall index) [+]April 202424.9%1.2%April 2024CPI (overall index) [+]1.8%March 2024PPI Year on Year [+]Money MarketKey rates [+]03/07/20248.50%BusinessDoing Business [+]2020154º91º2020Doing Business [+]-5.2%March 2024IPI Year on Year [+]Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,0646,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.451.24December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]41.112015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]TaxesTax Revenue (%GDP) [+]20219.7%23.3%2021Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]TradeAnnual arrivals [+]20194,384,0001,765,5812019Annual arrivals [+]Exports [+]2023€7,741.2M€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]Exports [+]2023$8,370.6M$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]Exports % GDP [+]202253.83%21.92%2022Exports % GDP [+]Imports [+]2023€7,131.1M€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]Imports [+]2023$7,710.9M$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]Imports % GDP [+]202247.56%52.70%2022Imports % GDP [+]Trade balance [+]2023€610.1M€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance [+]2023$659.7M$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance % GDP [+]20226.26%-30.78%2022Trade balance % GDP [+]Socio-DemographyGlobal AgeWatch Ranking [+]201583º54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]Density [+]2021313012022Density [+]Global Peace Ranking [+]202346º122º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]Remittance received ($M) [+]2017124.35,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]% Immigrant [+]20200.67%0.66%2020% Immigrant [+]% Emigrant [+]202017.81%24.65%2020% Emigrant [+]Birth Rate [+]202121.97‰16.03‰2021Birth Rate [+]Remittance sent ($M) [+]201768.1149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]Crude death rate [+]20216.61‰8.66‰2021Crude death rate [+]Fertility Rate [+]20212.501.802021Fertility Rate [+]% risk of poverty [+]201818.3%26.6%2022% risk of poverty [+]Population [+]20217,425,0576,336,0002022Population [+]Immigrant stock [+]202048,73142,7672020Immigrant stock [+]Emigrant stock [+]20201,296,0511,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]HDI [+]20210.6070.6752021HDI [+]Gender Gap Ranking [+]202354º68º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]Life expectancy [+]202168.0670.752021Life expectancy [+]Suicides [+]20158376782015Suicides [+]Suicide rate [+]201512.4110.722015Suicide rate [+]4962022Number of homicides [+]7.832022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]Energy and EnvironmentCO2 Tons per capita [+]20222.741.222022CO2 Tons per capita [+]Consumption GWh [+]20228,8296,6662022Consumption GWh [+]Generation GWh [+]202245,9546,3542022Generation GWh [+]OthersCOVID-19 - Deaths [+]04/28/20246714,23004/28/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]04/28/2024219,030201,86504/28/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20225,222,4174,344,28610/02/2022Fully vaccinated [+]COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]04/28/202490.37667.6104/28/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]Doses administered [+]08/11/202211,111,06611,289,17510/02/2022Doses administered [+]LaosCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: VientianePopulation: 7,425,057Surface Area: 236,800 km2Currency: Kip (1 EUR=23,070.0000 LAK)Religion: Mostly Buddhism Belongs to: ACD, ASEAN, IMF, MGC, UNEl SalvadorCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: San SalvadorPopulation: 6,336,000Surface Area: 21,040 km2Currency: United States dollarsReligion: Mostly Christianity Belongs to: IMF, OAS, UN, SICA Compare Afghanistan Laos Compare Albania Laos Compare Algeria Laos Compare Andorra Laos Compare Angola Laos Compare 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