Country comparison France vs Laos

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.2%chart4.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q410,916K
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,921,412Mchart€14,702M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,160,443Mchart$15,908M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€42,630chart€1,9132024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,187chart$2,0702024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€751,939M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,305,262chart14,7722024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,576,501chart15,9842024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024113.20%chart100.48%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€47,984chart€1,9272024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$51,922chart$2,0852024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-169,655chart3442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-182,405chart3722024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.80%chart2.34%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,671,793.9chart2,300.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,807,231.2chart2,489.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022141,308.4chart171.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022148,885.1chart185.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.12%chart8.24%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024284,491,313,000.0chart72.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024249,592.9chart83.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202413.81%chart3.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202459,964.2chart17.12013Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202464,870.5chart22.72013Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.59%chart0.78%2013Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.30%chart15.65%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€24,270chart€3002024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$26,236chart$3252024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,072chart€232023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,188chart$242023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,155chart€92023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$3,645chart$112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€875chart€32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$948chart$32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/14/2024Aa3
S&P Rating [+]10/17/2025A+
Fitch Rating [+]04/28/2023AA-CCC-08/04/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart282023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201915ºchart113º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202428.3chart73.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024108º
Innovation Ranking [+]202412ºchart111º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20257.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q37.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q32,511K
NMW [+]2026$2,142.0chart$77.82024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,823.0chart€70.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$48,673
Average Wage [+]2024€44,968
Human Capital Ranking [+]201726ºchart84º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
25,606.000002/10/2026Euro / Kip [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/09/20260.8413chart21,451.500002/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/10/20263.43%
Risk Premium [+]02/10/202660
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/09/20262.71%chart2.95%02/09/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.8%chart5.1%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20250.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart8.50%11/24/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202033ºchart154º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.6%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,314,540chart4,064December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.22chart1.44December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,505,076
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021671.58
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202445.2%chart11.0%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201420.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.6%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202148,395,000chart811,6002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€592,226.1Mchart€7,741.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$641,013.7Mchart$8,370.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.27%chart55.78%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€694,866.7Mchart€7,074.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$752,109.8Mchart$7,649.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.79%chart50.97%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-102,640.6Mchart€667.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-111,096.1Mchart$659.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-3.51%chart4.81%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20252.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201516ºchart83º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024125chart322023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202487ºchart49º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201725,372.4chart124.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.59%chart0.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.46%chart17.71%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart21.27‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201721,758.0chart68.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.40‰chart6.22‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.66chart2.422023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202415.9%chart18.3%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202468,882,600chart7,664,9932023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,524,876chart48,7312020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,341,908chart1,296,0512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.910chart0.6202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202422ºchart89º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart68.962023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20238,905chart8372015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.97chart12.332015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024897
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.34
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.25chart3.492023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202411
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202161.7
Consumption GWh [+]2023412,572chart12,8032023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023498,955chart52,2952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026168,194chart67101/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202639,057,095chart219,06001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/10/202353,192,480chart5,222,41708/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,441.75chart87.5401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023158,060,080chart11,111,06608/11/2022Doses administered [+]
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