Country comparison United Kingdom vs Laos

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart4.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,925K
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,368,254Mchart€14,702M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,694,543Mchart$15,908M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€48,656chart€1,9132024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$52,648chart$2,0702024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€882,319M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580chart14,7722024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart15,9842024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart100.48%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946chart€1,9272024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045chart$2,0852024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart3442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart3722024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart2.34%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6chart2,300.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart2,489.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3chart171.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7chart185.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%chart8.24%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812,258,156.0chart72.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023302,871.9chart83.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202320.05%chart3.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202476,749.6chart17.12013Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202484,184.5chart22.72013Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.25%chart0.78%2013Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart15.65%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730chart€3002024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513chart$3252024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158chart€232023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274chart$242023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385chart€92023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,421chart$112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,109chart€32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,200chart$32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AA
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-CCC-08/04/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart282023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20199ºchart113º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8chart73.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202443º
Innovation Ranking [+]20245ºchart111º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20255.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449K
NMW [+]2025$2,608.1chart$77.82024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,512.1chart€70.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723ºchart84º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]02/06/20260.8679chart25,389.500002/06/2026Euro / Kip [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.7361chart21,492.500002/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/06/20264.52%
Risk Premium [+]02/06/2026167
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20265.06%chart2.46%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.4%chart5.1%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20200.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/18/20253.75%chart8.50%11/24/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20208ºchart154º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680chart4,064December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75chart1.44December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202335.3%chart10.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000chart811,6002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1Mchart€7,741.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$8,370.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart55.78%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€7,074.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$7,649.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart50.97%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€667.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$659.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart4.81%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510ºchart83º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023280chart322023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434ºchart49º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9chart124.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart0.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart17.71%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart21.27‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart68.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart6.22‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart2.422023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%chart18.3%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202368,265,000chart7,664,9932023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587chart48,7312020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510chart1,296,0512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.940chart0.6202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414ºchart89º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart68.962023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867chart8372015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20218.80chart12.332015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020673
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42chart3.492023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023262,518chart12,8032023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023267,716chart52,2952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/2026232,112chart67101/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/202625,104,476chart219,06001/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968chart5,222,41708/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20263,400.16chart87.5401/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820chart11,111,06608/11/2022Doses administered [+]
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