Country comparison Laos vs France

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
10,916K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€14,702Mchart€2,921,412M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$15,908Mchart$3,160,443M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,913chart€42,6302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,070chart$46,1872024GDP per capita [+]
€751,939M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202414,772chart3,305,2622024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202415,984chart3,576,5012024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024100.48%chart113.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,927chart€47,9842024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,085chart$51,9222024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024344chart-169,6552024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024372chart-182,4052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20242.34%chart-5.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,300.9chart1,671,793.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,489.7chart1,807,231.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023171.2chart141,308.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023185.2chart148,885.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.24%chart9.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202372.6chart284,491,313,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202383.6chart249,592.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.21%chart13.81%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201317.1chart59,964.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201322.7chart64,870.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20130.78%chart3.59%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202415.65%chart57.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€300chart€24,2702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$325chart$26,2362024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€23chart€2,0722022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$24chart$2,1882022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€9chart€4,1552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$11chart$3,6452024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013€3chart€8752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013$3chart$9482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa312/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A+10/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/04/2022CCC-AA-04/28/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202328chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019113ºchart15º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202473.8chart28.32024Fragile States Index [+]
108º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024111ºchart12º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
7.7%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
7.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
2,511K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$77.8chart$2,142.02026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€70.1chart€1,823.02026NMW [+]
$48,6732024Average Wage [+]
€44,9682024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201784ºchart26º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kip [+]02/13/202625,521.5000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/202621,435.5000chart0.843002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.35%02/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
5902/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20262.36%chart2.57%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20265.1%chart0.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/24/20258.50%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020154ºchart33º2020Doing Business [+]
1.6%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,064chart3,314,540December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.44chart28.22December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,505,0762023Motor vehicle production [+]
671.582021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202311.0%chart45.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
55.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2020811,600chart48,395,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€7,741.1Mchart€604,295.8M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$8,370.4Mchart$641,013.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202355.78%chart20.27%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,074.1Mchart€696,392.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,649.2Mchart$752,109.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202350.97%chart23.79%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€667.0Mchart€-92,096.8M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$659.7Mchart$-111,096.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.81%chart-3.51%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.0%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201583ºchart16º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202332chart1252024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202449ºchart87º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017124.3chart25,372.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.67%chart12.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202017.71%chart3.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202321.27‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201768.1chart21,758.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.22‰chart9.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.42chart1.662023Fertility Rate [+]
3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201818.3%chart15.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20237,664,993chart68,882,6002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202048,731chart8,524,8762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,296,051chart2,341,9082020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.620chart0.9102022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202489ºchart22º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202368.96chart83.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015837chart8,9052023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.33chart12.972023Suicide rate [+]
8972024Number of homicides [+]
1.342023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.49chart4.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
112024Annual crude oil production [+]
61.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202312,803chart412,5722023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202352,295chart498,9552023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026671chart168,19401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026219,060chart39,057,09501/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20225,222,417chart53,192,48007/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/202687.54chart2,441.7501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/11/202211,111,066chart158,060,08012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Laos
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