Country comparison Switzerland vs Laos

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.3%chart4.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q325,534K
Annual GDP [+]2024€865,620Mchart€14,702M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$936,564Mchart$15,908M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€96,010chart€1,9132024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$104,681chart$2,0702024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€231,056M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024325,312chart14,7722024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024352,006chart15,9842024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202437.52%chart100.48%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€35,950chart€1,9012024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$38,900chart$2,0572024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20244,745chart3442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20245,410chart3722024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.50%chart2.34%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024291,053.9chart2,300.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024299,453.5chart2,489.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202342,344.1chart171.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202345,799.1chart185.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202315.85%chart8.24%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202469,255,025,560.8chart72.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202334,580.5chart83.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.65%chart3.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,213.5chart17.12013Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,722.8chart22.72013Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.27%chart0.78%2013Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.60%chart15.65%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€32,165chart€2962024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$33,093chart$3202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€4,750chart€232023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,198chart$242023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€7,727chart€92023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,898chart$112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€689chart€32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$751chart$32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/14/2025Aaa
S&P Rating [+]10/01/1988AAA
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAACCC-08/04/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202382chart282023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20195ºchart113º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202416.2chart73.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202487º
Innovation Ranking [+]20241ºchart111º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20255.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.1%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3261K
NMW [+]2024$5,011.6chart$77.82024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€4,548.8chart€70.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$112,976
Average Wage [+]2024€104,378
Human Capital Ranking [+]20173ºchart84º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Swiss francs [+]01/19/20260.9282chart25,222.000001/20/2026Euro / Kip [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20260.8014chart21,606.000001/20/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/20/20260.29%
Risk Premium [+]01/20/2026-260
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/19/2026-0.12%chart3.83%01/19/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.1%chart4.8%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20250.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-1.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/20/20250%chart8.50%11/24/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202036ºchart154º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 20259.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024464,102chart4,064December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.91chart1.44December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021603.77
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202427.8%chart10.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20187.70%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202241.6%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20229,159,500chart811,6002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€410,785.1Mchart€7,741.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$444,625.6Mchart$8,370.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202447.46%chart55.78%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€337,781.2Mchart€7,074.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$365,607.6Mchart$7,649.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202439.02%chart50.97%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€73,003.9Mchart€667.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$79,018.0Mchart$659.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20248.43%chart4.81%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20252.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20151ºchart83º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024219chart332024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20246ºchart49º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,488.1chart124.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.73%chart0.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20208.23%chart17.71%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.70‰chart21.27‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,197.2chart68.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.00‰chart6.22‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart2.422023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202416.2%chart18.3%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,048,905chart7,769,8192024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,491,249chart48,7312020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020713,623chart1,296,0512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.967chart0.6202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202420ºchart89º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.50chart68.962023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,023chart8372015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202311.20chart12.332015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202353
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.60
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.87chart3.492023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202357,185chart12,8032023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202368,389chart52,2952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202514,170chart67112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,489,312chart219,06012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/01/20236,013,254chart5,222,41708/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,565.94chart86.3612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/03/202316,940,716chart11,111,06608/11/2022Doses administered [+]
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