Country comparison Laos vs Sweden

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
14,124K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€14,702Mchart€558,673M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$15,908Mchart$604,395M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,913chart€52,5502024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,070chart$57,0202024GDP per capita [+]
€149,544M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202414,772chart189,5362024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202415,984chart199,1582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024100.48%chart34.00%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,927chart€17,9022024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,085chart$18,8102024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024344chart-8,9022024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024372chart-10,3822024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20242.34%chart-1.60%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,300.9chart283,215.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,489.7chart297,623.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023171.2chart40,049.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023185.2chart42,443.22022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.24%chart15.28%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202372.6chart54,174,407,742.12024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202383.6chart56,210.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.21%chart19.45%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201317.1chart11,160.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201322.7chart12,074.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20130.78%chart4.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202415.65%chart50.70%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€300chart€26,7492024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$325chart$28,1102024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€23chart€3,8042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$24chart$4,0002022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€9chart€5,1342024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$11chart$5,3422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013€3chart€1,0502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013$3chart$1,1392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa02/23/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AAA02/16/2004S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/04/2022CCC-AAA12/06/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202328chart822023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019113ºchart8º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202473.8chart20.62024Fragile States Index [+]
41º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024111ºchart2º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
8.8%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
8.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
478K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$77.8
NMW [+]2024€70.1
$50,8692024Average Wage [+]
€46,9982024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201784ºchart8º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kip [+]02/13/202625,521.5000chart10.625402/13/2026Euro / Swedish kronas [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/202621,435.5000chart8.957502/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.60%02/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-1602/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20262.36%chart9.50%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20265.1%chart0.8%December 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
2.1%December 2025HICP [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/24/20258.50%chart1.75%10/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020154ºchart10º2020Doing Business [+]
4.8%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,064chart522,000December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.44chart31.35December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
226,0002017Motor vehicle production [+]
544.532021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202311.0%chart42.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
25.00%01/01/1996Standard VAT [+]
52.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2020811,600chart6,629,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€7,741.1Mchart€184,635.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$8,370.4Mchart$195,742.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202355.78%chart32.37%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,074.1Mchart€177,981.1M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,649.2Mchart$189,720.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202350.97%chart31.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€667.0Mchart€6,654.0M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$659.7Mchart$6,021.5M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.81%chart1.00%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.7%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201583ºchart3º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202332chart202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202449ºchart39º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.00‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017124.3chart2,819.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.67%chart19.31%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202017.71%chart3.16%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202321.27‰chart9.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201768.1chart3,684.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.22‰chart8.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.42chart1.432024Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201818.3%chart14.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20237,664,993chart10,587,7102024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202048,731chart2,003,9082020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,296,051chart327,5812020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.620chart0.9522022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202489ºchart5º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202368.96chart84.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015837chart1,3702023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.33chart12.602023Suicide rate [+]
1212023Number of homicides [+]
1.152023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.49chart3.432023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
01995Annual crude oil production [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202312,803chart125,2092023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202352,295chart163,1352023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026671chart29,24101/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026219,060chart2,784,10401/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20225,222,417chart7,593,67603/19/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/202687.54chart2,761.7901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/11/202211,111,066chart28,312,81602/26/2024Doses administered [+]
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