Country comparison Laos vs Malta

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart7.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
10,721K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€14,702Mchart€23,125M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$15,908Mchart$24,964M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,913chart€40,6202024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,070chart$45,1672024GDP per capita [+]
€6,156M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202414,772chart10,6472024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202415,984chart11,5272024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024100.48%chart46.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,927chart€18,5412024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,085chart$20,0732024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024344chart-8072024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024372chart-8932024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20242.34%chart-3.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,300.9chart8,640.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,489.7chart9,316.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023171.2chart848.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023185.2chart906.72022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.24%chart12.50%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202372.6chart1,199,212,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202383.6chart1,296.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.21%chart15.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201317.1chart104.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201322.7chart112.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20130.78%chart1.28%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202415.65%chart37.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€300chart€15,0472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$325chart$16,2242024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€23chart€1,5962022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$24chart$1,7192022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€9chart€2,1702023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$11chart$2,3922023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013€3chart€1832024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013$3chart$2042024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A211/22/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A-10/14/2016S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/04/2022CCC-A+04/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202328chart512023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019113ºchart38º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202473.8chart31.12024Fragile States Index [+]
83º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024111ºchart29º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.2%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
2.7%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
9K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$77.8chart$1,168.02026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€70.1chart€994.02026NMW [+]
$33,0522024Average Wage [+]
€30,5362024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201784ºchart41º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kip [+]02/16/202625,517.0000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/16/202621,435.5000chart0.843002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/16/20262.52%chart3.92%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20265.1%
2.4%December 2025HICP [+]
0.5%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/24/20258.50%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020154ºchart88º2020Doing Business [+]
-6.0%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,064chart15,058December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.44chart16.50December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
721.732015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202311.0%chart29.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
18.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2020811,600chart2,286,6002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€7,741.1Mchart€3,365.5M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$8,370.4Mchart$3,803.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202355.78%chart15.11%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,074.1Mchart€8,123.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,649.2Mchart$9,179.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202350.97%chart37.75%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€667.0Mchart€-4,757.9M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$659.7Mchart$-5,376.3M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.81%chart-22.64%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
4.7%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201583ºchart47º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202332chart1,7952024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202449ºchart-1º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.90‰2022Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017124.3chart215.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.67%chart22.23%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202017.71%chart19.92%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202321.27‰chart7.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201768.1chart80.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.22‰chart7.30‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.42chart1.062023Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201818.3%chart16.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20237,664,993chart574,2502024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202048,731chart114,7602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,296,051chart102,7932020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.620chart0.9152022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202489ºchart62º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202368.96chart83.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015837chart312023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.33chart5.502023Suicide rate [+]
32023Number of homicides [+]
0.562023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.49chart3.852023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202312,803chart2,7162023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202352,295chart2,2952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026671chart1,11801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026219,060chart125,27201/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20225,222,417chart471,56503/19/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/202687.54chart1,946.8901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/11/202211,111,066chart1,408,79303/19/2024Doses administered [+]
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