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 NamYemenZambiaZimbabweCompareGovernment Defence expenditure Per Capita Belgium vs Laos comparison Belgium Laos GouvernementQu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q112,647KAnnual GDP [+]2023€584,699M€13,753M2023Annual GDP [+]Annual GDP [+]2023$632,217M$15,843M2023Annual GDP [+]GDP per capita [+]2023€49,720€1,8522023GDP per capita [+]GDP per capita [+]2023$53,433$2,1342023GDP per capita [+]Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q2€150,981MDebt (M.€.) [+]2023614,93314,4622021Debt (M.€.) [+]Debt ($M) [+]2023664,92717,1172021Debt ($M) [+]Debt (%GDP) [+]2023105.20%92.36%2021Debt (%GDP) [+]Debt Per Capita [+]2023€51,972€1,9482021Debt Per Capita [+]Debt Per Capita [+]2023$56,197$2,3052021Debt Per Capita [+]Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-25,965-2022021Deficit (M.€) [+]Deficit ($M) [+]2023-28,076-2392021Deficit ($M) [+]Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-4.40%-1.29%2021Deficit (%GDP) [+]Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023319,140.52,556.42021Expenditure (M.€) [+]Expenditure ($M) [+]2023345,086.63,025.52021Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202131,550.6201.62022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202137,316.2215.62022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.32%9.08%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202244,790,723,000.0112.72021Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202247,164,631,319.0134.12021Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202115.46%4.41%2021Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20226,538.317.12013Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20226,885.122.72013Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20222.23%0.78%2013Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202354.60%16.33%2021Expenditure (%GDP) [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€26,973€3442021Expenditure Per Capita [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$29,165$4072021Expenditure Per Capita [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,723€272022Education Expenditure P.C [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,220$292022Education Expenditure P.C [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€3,848€152021Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$4,052$182021Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022€560€32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022$588$32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]Moody's Rating [+]04/28/2023Aa3S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAFitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-CCC-08/04/2022Fitch Rating [+]Corruption Index [+]202273312022Corruption Index [+]Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922º113º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]Fragile States Index [+]201829.780.72018Fragile States Index [+]RTI Raking [+]2022120ºInnovation Ranking [+]201825º138º2012Innovation Ranking [+]LabourUnemployment Rate [+]July 20245.4%Unemployment rate [+]2024Q15.7%Unemployed [+]2024Q1302KNMW [+]2024$2,203.6$85.52022NMW [+]NMW [+]2024€2,070.5€94.52022NMW [+]Average Wage [+]2023$64,105Average Wage [+]2023€59,285Human Capital Ranking [+]201715º84º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]Markets24,669.000009/06/2024Euro / Kip [+]US Dollar exchange rate [+]09/06/20240.900722,090.500009/06/2024US Dollar exchange rate [+]10-Year Bond Yield [+]09/06/20242.77%Risk Premium [+]09/06/202460Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]09/06/202412.53%-5.77%09/06/2024Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]PricesCPI (overall index) [+]August 20242.9%26.1%July 2024CPI (overall index) [+]HICP [+]August 20244.5%PPI Year on Year [+]April 2024-2.6%Money MarketKey rates [+]06/12/20244.25%10.50%08/27/2024Key rates [+]BusinessDoing Business [+]202046º154º2020Doing Business [+]IPI Year on Year [+]April 20243.0%Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2022366,3334,064December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.751.45December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]Motor vehicle production [+]2022276,554Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19TaxesTax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202244.8%9.7%2021Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%TradeAnnual arrivals [+]20199,343,3244,384,0002019Annual arrivals [+]Exports [+]2023€522,482.2M€7,741.2M2023Exports [+]Exports [+]2023$562,439.0M$8,370.6M2023Exports [+]Exports % GDP [+]202389.36%56.29%2023Exports % GDP [+]Imports [+]2023€506,969.1M€7,131.1M2023Imports [+]Imports [+]2023$546,764.8M$7,710.9M2023Imports [+]Imports % GDP [+]202386.71%51.85%2023Imports % GDP [+]Trade balance [+]2023€15,513.1M€610.1M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance [+]2023$15,674.2M$659.7M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance % GDP [+]20232.65%4.44%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2023-6.2%Socio-DemographyGlobal AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524º83º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]Density [+]2023388312021Density [+]Global Peace Ranking [+]202320º46º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]Crude divorce rate [+]20221.70‰Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0124.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]% Immigrant [+]202017.36%0.67%2020% Immigrant [+]% Emigrant [+]20205.00%17.81%2020% Emigrant [+]Birth Rate [+]20239.40‰21.46‰2022Birth Rate [+]Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.668.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]Crude death rate [+]20239.40‰6.20‰2022Crude death rate [+]Fertility Rate [+]20221.532.452022Fertility Rate [+]Crude marriage rate [+]20224.20‰% risk of poverty [+]202312.3%18.3%2018% risk of poverty [+]Population [+]202311,832,0497,425,0572021Population [+]Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,47948,7312020Immigrant stock [+]Emigrant stock [+]2020577,4631,296,0512020Emigrant stock [+]HDI [+]20210.9370.6072021HDI [+]Gender Gap Ranking [+]202310º54º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]Life expectancy [+]202382.5069.002022Life expectancy [+]Suicides [+]20211,6748372015Suicides [+]Suicide rate [+]202114.2812.412015Suicide rate [+]Number of homicides [+]2021125Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08Energy and EnvironmentCO2 Tons per capita [+]20227.722.742022CO2 Tons per capita [+]Consumption GWh [+]202279,9728,8292022Consumption GWh [+]Generation GWh [+]202290,89345,9542022Generation GWh [+]OthersCOVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202434,33967108/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,872,829219,06008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,9455,222,41708/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,902.2090.3708/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,38711,111,06608/11/2022Doses administered [+]BelgiumCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: BrusselsPopulation: 11,832,049Surface Area: 30,530 km2Currency: EurosReligion: Mostly Christianity Belongs to: CoE, EA, EEA, IMF, NATO, OECD, UN, OSCE, EULaosCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: VientianePopulation: 7,425,057Surface Area: 236,800 km2Currency: Kip (1 EUR=24,669.0000 LAK)Religion: Mostly Buddhism 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