Country comparison Laos vs North Macedonia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart3.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
2,238K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€14,702Mchart€15,672M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$15,908Mchart$16,679M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,913chart€8,5902024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,070chart$9,1692024GDP per capita [+]
€4,078M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202414,772chart8,4522024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202415,984chart9,1462024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024100.48%chart54.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,927chart€4,6372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,085chart$5,0182024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024344chart-6852024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024372chart-7422024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20242.34%chart-4.45%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,300.9chart5,661.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,489.7chart6,125.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023171.2chart139.92002Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023185.2chart132.62002Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.24%chart8.64%2002Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202372.6chart623.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202383.6chart674.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.21%chart12.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201317.1chart249.22023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201322.7chart268.02023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20130.78%chart4.70%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202415.65%chart36.73%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€300chart€3,1062024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$325chart$3,3612024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€23chart€692002Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$24chart$652002Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€9chart€3402023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$11chart$3682023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013€3chart€1362023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013$3chart$1472023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
BB-05/24/2013S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/04/2022CCC-BB+05/15/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202328chart422023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019113ºchart82º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202473.8chart58.12024Fragile States Index [+]
26º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024111ºchart58º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
11.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
93K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$77.8chart$388.92023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€70.1chart€541.02025NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201784ºchart67º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kip [+]12/05/202525,393.0000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/05/202521,677.0000
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/05/20257.96%chart0.54%12/05/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20254.8%
4.4%October 2025HICP [+]
4.9%October 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/24/20258.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020154ºchart17º2020Doing Business [+]
2.7%October 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,064chart4,060December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.44chart2.24December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
205.562015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202210.3%
18.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2020811,600chart537,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€7,741.1Mchart€7,783.5M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$8,370.4Mchart$8,424.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202355.78%chart49.67%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,074.1Mchart€11,065.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,649.2Mchart$11,977.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202350.97%chart70.61%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€667.0Mchart€-3,282.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$659.7Mchart$-3,552.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.81%chart-20.94%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
-0.1%September 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201583º
Density [+]202332chart712024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202449ºchart38º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.00‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017124.3chart314.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.67%chart6.35%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202017.71%chart33.54%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202321.27‰chart8.80‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201768.1chart128.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.22‰chart11.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.42chart1.492023Fertility Rate [+]
6.80‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201818.3%chart22.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20237,664,993chart1,822,6122024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202048,731chart131,3112020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,296,051chart693,8962020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.620chart0.7652022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202489ºchart58º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202368.96chart75.322023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015837chart1222010Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.33chart5.902010Suicide rate [+]
282023Number of homicides [+]
1.532023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.49chart4.192023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202312,803chart5,3642023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202352,295chart6,2062023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/2025671chart9,99111/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/2025219,060chart352,09311/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20225,222,417chart838,18105/07/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/202587.54chart5,481.6911/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/11/202211,111,066chart1,862,98705/07/2023Doses administered [+]
Laos
North Macedonia