Country comparison Laos vs Norway

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart2.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
20,508K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€14,702Mchart€446,866M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$15,908Mchart$483,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,913chart€80,2002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,070chart$86,5872024GDP per capita [+]
€114,729M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202414,772chart197,0492023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202415,984chart213,1242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024100.48%chart44.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,901chart€35,5032023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,057chart$38,3992023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024344chart58,3712024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024372chart63,1792024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20242.34%chart13.10%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,300.9chart220,464.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,489.7chart238,626.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023171.2chart30,960.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023185.2chart32,392.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.24%chart14.47%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202372.6chart37,248,508,861.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202383.6chart39,211.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.21%chart17.37%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201317.1chart9,345.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201322.7chart10,113.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20130.78%chart4.53%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202415.65%chart49.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€296chart€39,4092024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$320chart$42,6552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€23chart€5,6742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$24chart$5,9422022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€9chart€6,7112024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$11chart$7,1442023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013€3chart€1,6772024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013$3chart$1,8112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa06/07/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AAA07/09/1975S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/04/2022CCC-AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202328chart842023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019113ºchart17º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202473.8chart12.72024Fragile States Index [+]
86º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024111ºchart21º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.5%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
4.6%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
141K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$77.8
NMW [+]2024€70.1
$71,0852024Average Wage [+]
€65,6752024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201784ºchart1º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kip [+]01/16/202625,148.0000chart11.720301/16/2026Euro / Norwegian krones [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/202621,611.0000chart10.088901/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.22%01/16/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
13801/16/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/16/20263.21%chart3.74%01/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20254.8%chart4.8%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
2.7%November 2025HICP [+]
1.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/24/20258.50%chart4.00%09/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020154ºchart9º2020Doing Business [+]
2.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,064chart252,252December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.44chart38.26December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
634.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202210.3%chart40.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
25.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
47.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2020811,600chart4,979,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€7,741.1Mchart€154,449.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$8,370.4Mchart$167,173.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202355.78%chart34.56%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,074.1Mchart€91,038.5M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,649.2Mchart$98,538.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202350.97%chart20.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€667.0Mchart€63,411.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$659.7Mchart$68,635.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.81%chart14.19%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201583ºchart2º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202433chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202449ºchart28º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017124.3chart614.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.67%chart15.81%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202017.71%chart3.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202321.27‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201768.1chart2,237.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.22‰chart7.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.42chart1.402023Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201818.3%chart11.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20247,769,819chart5,594,3402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202048,731chart852,2382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,296,051chart191,3922020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.620chart0.9662022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202489ºchart3º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202368.96chart83.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015837chart7282023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.33chart13.122023Suicide rate [+]
402023Number of homicides [+]
0.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.49chart7.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
1,7912024Annual crude oil production [+]
8,122.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202312,803chart127,3242023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202352,295chart152,0952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025671chart5,73212/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025219,060chart1,548,03612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20225,222,417chart4,061,31212/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202586.36chart1,024.6112/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/11/202211,111,066chart13,020,64112/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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