Country comparison Norway vs Laos

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.1%chart4.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q220,508K
Annual GDP [+]2024€446,866Mchart€14,702M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$483,593Mchart$15,908M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€80,200chart€1,9132024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,587chart$2,0702024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€116,770M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023197,049chart14,7722024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023213,124chart15,9842024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202344.13%chart100.48%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€35,503chart€1,9012024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$38,399chart$2,0572024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202458,371chart3442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202463,179chart3722024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202413.10%chart2.34%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024220,464.8chart2,300.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024238,626.7chart2,489.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202230,960.3chart171.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202232,392.9chart185.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.47%chart8.24%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202437,248,508,861.0chart72.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202339,211.5chart83.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202317.37%chart3.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,345.0chart17.12013Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,113.1chart22.72013Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.53%chart0.78%2013Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.30%chart15.65%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€39,409chart€2962024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$42,655chart$3202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€5,674chart€232023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$5,942chart$242023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,711chart€92023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$7,144chart$112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,677chart€32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,811chart$32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/07/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]07/09/1975AAA
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAACCC-08/04/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202384chart282023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201917ºchart113º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202412.7chart73.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202486º
Innovation Ranking [+]202421ºchart111º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20254.5%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q34.6%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3141K
$77.82024NMW [+]
€70.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$71,085
Average Wage [+]2024€65,675
Human Capital Ranking [+]20171ºchart84º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Norwegian krones [+]01/21/202611.6365chart25,388.500001/21/2026Euro / Kip [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/21/20269.9127chart21,594.000001/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/21/20264.21%
Risk Premium [+]01/21/2026132
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/21/20262.62%chart1.80%01/21/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20234.8%chart4.8%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20253.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/19/20254.00%chart8.50%11/24/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20209ºchart154º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20252.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024252,252chart4,064December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202238.26chart1.44December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021634.33
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202440.4%chart10.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200625.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20224,979,400chart811,6002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€154,449.8Mchart€7,741.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$167,173.4Mchart$8,370.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202434.56%chart55.78%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€91,038.5Mchart€7,074.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$98,538.3Mchart$7,649.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202420.37%chart50.97%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€63,411.3Mchart€667.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$68,635.1Mchart$659.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202414.19%chart4.81%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20255.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20152ºchart83º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20249chart332024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202428ºchart49º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017614.1chart124.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202015.81%chart0.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.55%chart17.71%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart21.27‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,237.9chart68.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.90‰chart6.22‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.40chart2.422023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20203.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.6%chart18.3%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,594,340chart7,769,8192024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020852,238chart48,7312020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020191,392chart1,296,0512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.966chart0.6202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20243ºchart89º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.30chart68.962023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023728chart8372015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.12chart12.332015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202340
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.72
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.86chart3.492023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,791
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,122.2
Consumption GWh [+]2023127,324chart12,8032023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023152,095chart52,2952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20255,732chart67112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,548,649chart219,06012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20234,061,312chart5,222,41708/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,024.61chart86.3612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202313,020,641chart11,111,06608/11/2022Doses administered [+]
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