Country comparison Laos vs Switzerland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart1.3%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
25,648K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€14,702Mchart€925,875M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$15,908Mchart$1,046,220M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,913chart€102,2952025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,070chart$115,5912025GDP per capita [+]
€232,137M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202414,772chart325,3122024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202415,984chart352,0062024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024100.48%chart37.52%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,927chart€35,9422024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,085chart$38,8912024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024344chart4,7452024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024372chart5,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20242.34%chart0.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,300.9chart291,053.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,489.7chart299,453.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023171.2chart43,954.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023185.2chart45,799.12023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.24%chart15.85%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202372.6chart69,255.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202383.6chart34,580.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.21%chart11.65%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201317.1chart6,434.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201322.7chart6,722.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20130.78%chart2.27%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202415.65%chart33.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€300chart€32,1572024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$325chart$33,0852024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€23chart€4,9302023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$24chart$5,1982023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€9chart€7,7272024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$11chart$3,8982023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013€3chart€7142024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013$3chart$7512024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa02/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
AAA10/01/1988S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/04/2022CCC-AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202328chart822023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019113ºchart5º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202473.8chart16.22024Fragile States Index [+]
87º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024111ºchart1º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.1%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.0%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
256K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$77.8chart$5,011.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€70.1chart€4,548.82024NMW [+]
$112,9762024Average Wage [+]
€104,3782024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201784ºchart3º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kip [+]03/13/202624,786.5000chart0.903403/13/2026Euro / Swiss francs [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/202621,439.5000chart0.787203/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0.39%03/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-25803/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/20269.47%chart-3.19%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20266.2%chart0.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.2%December 2025HICP [+]
-1.5%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]02/24/20268.00%chart0%06/20/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020154ºchart36º2020Doing Business [+]
-10.0%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,064chart464,102December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.44chart28.91December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
603.772021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202311.0%chart27.8%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
7.70%01/01/2018Standard VAT [+]
41.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2020811,600chart9,159,5002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€7,741.1Mchart€490,446.4M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$8,370.4Mchart$554,194.6M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202355.78%chart52.97%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,074.1Mchart€442,364.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,649.2Mchart$499,863.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202350.97%chart47.78%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€667.0Mchart€48,081.7M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$659.7Mchart$54,331.4M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.81%chart5.19%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
-1.0%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201583ºchart1º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202332chart2192024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202449ºchart6º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017124.3chart2,488.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.67%chart28.73%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202017.71%chart8.23%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202321.27‰chart8.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201768.1chart9,197.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.22‰chart8.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.42chart1.292024Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201818.3%chart16.2%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20237,664,993chart9,051,0292024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202048,731chart2,491,2492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,296,051chart713,6232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.620chart0.9672022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202489ºchart20º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202368.96chart84.202024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015837chart1,0232023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.33chart11.482023Suicide rate [+]
532023Number of homicides [+]
0.602023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.49chart3.872023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202412,416chart56,3782024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202452,306chart75,0662024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026671chart14,17002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026219,060chart4,491,24102/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20225,222,417chart6,013,25405/01/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/202687.54chart1,565.5702/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/11/202211,111,066chart16,940,71607/03/2023Doses administered [+]
Laos
Switzerland