Country comparison Laos vs Romania

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
5,042K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€14,702Mchart€353,633M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$15,908Mchart$382,566M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,913chart€18,5602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,070chart$20,2102024GDP per capita [+]
€96,009M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202414,772chart193,9592024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202415,984chart219,9002024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024100.48%chart54.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,927chart€10,1852024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,085chart$11,5472024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024344chart-33,0602024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024372chart-33,2182024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20242.34%chart-9.30%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,300.9chart154,017.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,489.7chart152,873.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023171.2chart9,206.22022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023185.2chart9,716.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.24%chart8.78%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202372.6chart14,118,906,341.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202383.6chart15,192.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.21%chart10.66%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201317.1chart8,127.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201322.7chart8,792.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20130.78%chart5.85%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202415.65%chart43.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€300chart€8,0882024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$325chart$8,0282024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€23chart€4832022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$24chart$5112022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€9chart€7412023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$11chart$7972023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013€3chart€4272024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013$3chart$4642024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa309/12/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BBB-01/24/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/04/2022CCC-BBB-05/01/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202328chart462023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019113ºchart51º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202473.8chart51.02024Fragile States Index [+]
72º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024111ºchart48º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.0%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
6.0%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
491K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$77.8chart$932.82026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€70.1chart€795.02026NMW [+]
$21,7102024Average Wage [+]
€20,0582024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201784ºchart42º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kip [+]03/05/202625,011.5000chart5.093703/05/2026Euro / Romanian new lei [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/05/202621,423.5000chart4.388303/05/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/05/20263.96%chart11.59%03/04/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20266.2%chart9.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
8.6%December 2025HICP [+]
9.3%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]02/24/20268.00%chart6.50%08/08/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020154ºchart55º2020Doing Business [+]
1.3%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,064chart289,477December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.44chart7.91December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
513,0502023Motor vehicle production [+]
464.932021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202311.0%chart28.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%01/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2020811,600chart2,683,7482019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€7,741.1Mchart€96,544.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$8,370.4Mchart$109,093.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202355.78%chart26.21%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,074.1Mchart€129,262.2M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,649.2Mchart$146,063.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202350.97%chart35.67%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€667.0Mchart€-32,718.0M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$659.7Mchart$-36,970.7M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.81%chart-9.46%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
-2.1%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201583ºchart45º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202332chart802024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202449ºchart36º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.20‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017124.3chart4,943.62017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.67%chart3.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202017.71%chart20.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202321.27‰chart7.50‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201768.1chart590.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.22‰chart12.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.42chart1.392024Fertility Rate [+]
5.80‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201818.3%chart18.4%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20237,664,993chart19,036,0312024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202048,731chart705,3102020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,296,051chart3,987,0932020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.620chart0.8272022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202489ºchart68º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202368.96chart76.502024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015837chart1,5882023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.33chart8.332023Suicide rate [+]
2132024Number of homicides [+]
1.112023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.49chart3.702023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
552024Annual crude oil production [+]
600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202412,416chart46,9532024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202452,306chart49,2412024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026671chart69,09302/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026219,060chart3,603,76902/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20225,222,417chart8,114,76906/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/202687.54chart3,628.2302/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/11/202211,111,066chart16,827,48606/11/2022Doses administered [+]
Laos
Romania