Country comparison Laos vs Netherlands

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
16,461K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€14,702Mchart€1,122,459M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$15,908Mchart$1,214,928M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,913chart€62,3802024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,070chart$67,6902024GDP per capita [+]
€297,020M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202414,772chart491,0552024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202415,984chart531,9222024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024100.48%chart43.70%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,901chart€27,2142024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,057chart$29,4792024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024344chart-10,6062024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024372chart-11,4762024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20242.34%chart-0.90%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,300.9chart498,516.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,489.7chart539,421.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023171.2chart51,471.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023185.2chart54,202.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.24%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202372.6chart94,379,000,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202383.6chart102,153,942,020.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.21%chart15.56%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201317.1chart21,511.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201322.7chart23,283.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20130.78%chart4.34%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202415.65%chart44.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€296chart€27,6282024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$320chart$29,8952024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€23chart€2,9082022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$24chart$3,0842022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€9chart€5,2602024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$11chart$5,6932024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013€3chart€1,1952024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013$3chart$1,2972024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa02/28/2025Moody's Rating [+]
AAA11/20/2015S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/04/2022CCC-AAA04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202328chart792023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019113ºchart4º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202473.8chart19.52024Fragile States Index [+]
77º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024111ºchart8º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.0%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
3.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
405K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$77.8chart$2,546.72025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€70.1chart€2,246.02025NMW [+]
$71,2012024Average Wage [+]
€65,7822024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201784ºchart13º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kip [+]01/23/202625,420.5000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/23/202621,574.0000chart0.854301/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.97%01/23/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
701/23/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20262.50%chart5.13%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20254.8%chart2.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.5%December 2025HICP [+]
-0.6%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/24/20258.50%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020154ºchart42º2020Doing Business [+]
2.1%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,064chart730,352December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.44chart21.73December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
157,2802017Motor vehicle production [+]
589.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202210.3%chart39.1%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
21.00%10/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
51.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2020811,600chart16,063,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€7,741.1Mchart€850,696.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$8,370.4Mchart$920,777.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202355.78%chart75.79%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,074.1Mchart€754,709.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,649.2Mchart$816,882.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202350.97%chart67.24%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€667.0Mchart€95,987.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$659.7Mchart$103,894.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.81%chart8.55%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201583ºchart6º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202433chart4342024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202449ºchart18º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017124.3chart1,405.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.67%chart13.50%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202017.71%chart5.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202321.27‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201768.1chart5,615.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.22‰chart9.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.42chart1.432023Fertility Rate [+]
3.80‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201818.3%chart12.1%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20247,769,819chart18,044,0272024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202048,731chart2,358,3332020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,296,051chart970,4032020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.620chart0.9462022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202489ºchart28º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202368.96chart82.002024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015837chart1,9692023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.33chart10.402023Suicide rate [+]
1252023Number of homicides [+]
0.692023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.49chart7.092023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
242024Annual crude oil production [+]
137.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202312,803chart106,6352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202352,295chart117,2832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025671chart22,98612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025219,060chart8,656,28212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20225,222,417chart11,768,64409/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202586.36chart1,273.8812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/11/202211,111,066chart39,764,18409/29/2023Doses administered [+]
Laos
Netherlands