AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaEuro zoneFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaState of PalestineSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe GambiaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamYemenZambiaZimbabweAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaEuro zoneFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaState of PalestineSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe GambiaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamYemenZambiaZimbabweCompare North Korea Laos GouvernementGDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%4.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371M€14,702M2024Annual GDP [+]Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365M$15,908M2024Annual GDP [+]GDP per capita [+]2017€595€1,9132024GDP per capita [+]GDP per capita [+]2017$673$2,0702024GDP per capita [+]14,7722024Debt (M.€.) [+]15,9842024Debt ($M) [+]100.48%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]€1,9012024Debt Per Capita [+]$2,0572024Debt Per Capita [+]3442024Deficit (M.€) [+]3722024Deficit ($M) [+]2.34%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]2,300.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]2,489.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]171.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]185.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%8.24%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.272.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.283.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]3.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]17.12013Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]22.72013Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]0.78%2013Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]15.65%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]€2962024Expenditure Per Capita [+]$3202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]€232023Education Expenditure P.C [+]$242023Education Expenditure P.C [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12€92023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13$112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]€32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]$32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]CCC-08/04/2022Fitch Rating [+]Corruption Index [+]202317282023Corruption Index [+]113º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]Fragile States Index [+]202484.973.82024Fragile States Index [+]111º2024Innovation Ranking [+]Labour$77.82024NMW [+]€70.12024NMW [+]84º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]Markets25,192.500001/19/2026Euro / Kip [+]21,614.000001/19/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]3.83%01/19/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]Prices4.8%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]Money Market8.50%11/24/2025Key rates [+]Business154º2020Doing Business [+]4,064December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]1.44December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]Taxes10.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]Trade811,6002020Annual arrivals [+]Exports [+]2023€242.3M€7,741.1M2023Exports [+]Exports [+]2023$262.0M$8,370.4M2023Exports [+]Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%55.78%2023Exports % GDP [+]Imports [+]2023€2,513.8M€7,074.1M2023Imports [+]Imports [+]2023$2,718.2M$7,649.2M2023Imports [+]Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%50.97%2023Imports % GDP [+]Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5M€667.0M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0M$659.7M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%4.81%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]Socio-Demography83º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]Density [+]2024220332024Density [+]Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152º49º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]124.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]% Immigrant [+]20200.19%0.67%2020% Immigrant [+]% Emigrant [+]20200.42%17.71%2020% Emigrant [+]Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰21.27‰2023Birth Rate [+]Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.668.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰6.22‰2023Crude death rate [+]Fertility Rate [+]20231.782.422023Fertility Rate [+]18.3%2018% risk of poverty [+]Population [+]202426,498,8237,769,8192024Population [+]Immigrant stock [+]202049,54948,7312020Immigrant stock [+]Emigrant stock [+]2020110,3771,296,0512020Emigrant stock [+]0.6202022HDI [+]89º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]Life expectancy [+]202373.6468.962023Life expectancy [+]Suicides [+]20153,9818372015Suicides [+]Suicide rate [+]201515.5712.332015Suicide rate [+]Energy and EnvironmentCO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.463.492023CO2 Tons per capita [+]Consumption GWh [+]202322,44812,8032023Consumption GWh [+]Generation GWh [+]202326,54952,2952023Generation GWh [+]OthersCOVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025067112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250219,06012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]5,222,41708/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025086.3612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11,111,06608/11/2022Doses administered [+]North 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