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 Education expenditure Laos vs Afghanistan comparison Laos Afghanistan GouvernementAnnual GDP [+]2023€13,753M€13,772M2022Annual GDP [+]Annual GDP [+]2023$15,843M$14,502M2022Annual GDP [+]GDP per capita [+]2023€1,852€4022022GDP per capita [+]GDP per capita [+]2023$2,134$4232022GDP per capita [+]Debt (M.€.) [+]202114,4621,3052020Debt (M.€.) [+]Debt ($M) [+]202117,1171,4902020Debt ($M) [+]Debt (%GDP) [+]202192.36%7.40%2020Debt (%GDP) [+]Debt Per Capita [+]2021€1,948€402020Debt Per Capita [+]Debt Per Capita [+]2021$2,305$452020Debt Per Capita [+]Deficit (M.€) [+]2021-202-422021Deficit (M.€) [+]Deficit ($M) [+]2021-239-492021Deficit ($M) [+]Deficit (%GDP) [+]2021-1.29%-0.33%2021Deficit (%GDP) [+]Expenditure (M.€) [+]20212,556.42,246.32021Expenditure (M.€) [+]Expenditure ($M) [+]20213,025.52,658.62021Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022201.6541.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022215.6606.62019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.08%10.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2021112.791.12021Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2021134.1107.72021Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20214.41%4.05%2021Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201317.1230.82021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201322.7273.12021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20130.78%4.97%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202116.33%17.79%2021Expenditure (%GDP) [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021€344€672021Expenditure Per Capita [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021$407$792021Expenditure Per Capita [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€27€172019Education Expenditure P.C [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$29$192019Education Expenditure P.C [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2021€15€22021Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2021$18$32021Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013€3€72021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013$3$82021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]Fitch Rating [+]08/04/2022CCC-Corruption Index [+]202231242022Corruption Index [+]Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019113ºFragile States Index [+]201880.7106.62018Fragile States Index [+]1º2022RTI Raking [+]Innovation Ranking [+]2012138ºLabourNMW [+]2022$85.5$71.62020NMW [+]NMW [+]2022€94.5Human Capital Ranking [+]201784ºMarketsEuro / Kip [+]09/06/202424,669.0000US Dollar exchange rate [+]09/06/202422,090.5000Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]09/06/2024-5.77%PricesCPI (overall index) [+]July 202426.1%Money MarketKey rates [+]08/27/202410.50%BusinessDoing Business [+]2020154º173º2020Doing Business [+]Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,064Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.4555.332015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]TaxesTax Revenue (%GDP) [+]20219.7%0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]TradeAnnual arrivals [+]20194,384,000Exports [+]2023€7,741.2M€835.1M2023Exports [+]Exports [+]2023$8,370.6M$903.0M2023Exports [+]Exports % GDP [+]202356.29%5.65%2022Exports % GDP [+]Imports [+]2023€7,131.1M€5,608.1M2023Imports [+]Imports [+]2023$7,710.9M$6,064.0M2023Imports [+]Imports % GDP [+]202351.85%38.13%2022Imports % GDP [+]Trade balance [+]2023€610.1M€-4,773.0M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance [+]2023$659.7M$-5,161.0M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.44%-32.48%2022Trade balance % GDP [+]Socio-DemographyGlobal AgeWatch Ranking [+]201583º96º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]Density [+]202131522022Density [+]Global Peace Ranking [+]202346º163º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]Remittance received ($M) [+]2017124.3409.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]% Immigrant [+]20200.67%0.44%2020% Immigrant [+]% Emigrant [+]202017.81%17.77%2020% Emigrant [+]Birth Rate [+]202221.46‰35.14‰2022Birth Rate [+]Remittance sent ($M) [+]201768.1181.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]Crude death rate [+]20226.20‰6.91‰2022Crude death rate [+]Fertility Rate [+]20222.454.522022Fertility Rate [+]% risk of poverty [+]201818.3%54.5%2016% risk of poverty [+]Population [+]20217,425,05734,263,0002022Population [+]Immigrant stock [+]202048,731144,0982020Immigrant stock [+]Emigrant stock [+]20201,296,0515,853,8382020Emigrant stock [+]HDI [+]20210.6070.4782021HDI [+]Gender Gap Ranking [+]202354º146º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]Life expectancy [+]202269.0062.882022Life expectancy [+]Suicides [+]20158371,7962015Suicides [+]Suicide rate [+]201512.416.322015Suicide rate [+]1,6132021Number of homicides [+]4.022021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]Energy and EnvironmentCO2 Tons per capita [+]20222.740.142022CO2 Tons per capita [+]Consumption GWh [+]20228,8295,9942022Consumption GWh [+]Generation GWh [+]202245,9548312022Generation GWh [+]OthersCOVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/20246717,99808/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/2024219,060235,21408/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20225,222,41718,370,38612/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/202490.37233.4308/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]Doses administered [+]08/11/202211,111,06622,964,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]LaosCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: VientianePopulation: 7,425,057Surface Area: 236,800 km2Currency: Kip (1 EUR=24,669.0000 LAK)Religion: Mostly Buddhism Belongs to: ACD, ASEAN, IMF, MGC, UNAfghanistanCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: KabulPopulation: 34,263,000Surface Area: 652,860 km2Currency: AfghanisReligion: Mostly Islam Belongs to: ACD, ECO, IMF, UN, SAARC Compare Afghanistan Laos Compare Albania Laos Compare Algeria Laos Compare Andorra Laos Compare Angola Laos Compare Antigua and Barbuda Laos Compare Argentina Laos Compare 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