Laos, is a country located at South-Eastern Asia, it has an area of 236,800 Km2.

Laos, with a population of 7,664,993 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world and it has a moderate population density, 32 people per km2.

It's capital is Vientiane and its currency is Kip

Laos is holding the 140 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2024 was 14,153 millions of euros (15,315 millions of dollars), ( 96.45% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €1,847 euros per inhabitant$1,998 dollars per inhabitant.

The last annual rate of CPI published in Laos was on March of 2025 and it was 11.2%.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Laos, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.62 points in 2022, leaving it in 139th place in the table of 193 countries published.

If the reason to visit Laos are business, you must know it's in the 154th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Laos, if you want to see information about other countries click here

Vientiane: Monthly Temp.
Vientiane: Monthly Rainfall
Laos Economy
Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2024€14,675M
Annual GDP [+]2024$15,879M
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,915
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,072
Debt (M.€.) [+]202414,153
Debt ($M) [+]202415,315
Debt (%GDP) [+]202496.45%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,847
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,998
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024344
Deficit ($M) [+]2024372
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20242.34%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,301.1
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,489.9
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022200.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022210.8
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.08%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202290.7
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202297.0
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20224.25%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201317.1
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201322.7
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20130.78%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202415.68%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€300
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$325
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€27
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$28
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€12
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$13
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013€3
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013$3
Fitch Rating [+]08/04/2022CCC-
Corruption Index [+]202328
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019113º
Fragile States Index [+]202473.8
Innovation Ranking [+]2024111º
Labour
NMW [+]2024$77.8
NMW [+]2024€70.1
Human Capital Ranking [+]201784º
Markets
Euro / Kip [+]05/15/202524,333.5000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/15/202521,618.5000
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/15/2025-1.87%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 202511.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/06/202510.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020154º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,064
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.44
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202210.3%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2020811,600
Exports [+]2023€7,741.1M
Exports [+]2023$8,370.4M
Exports % GDP [+]202355.90%
Imports [+]2023€7,074.1M
Imports [+]2023$7,649.2M
Imports % GDP [+]202351.08%
Trade balance [+]2023€667.0M
Trade balance [+]2023$659.7M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.82%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201583º
Density [+]202332
Global Peace Ranking [+]202449º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017124.3
% Immigrant [+]20200.67%
% Emigrant [+]202017.71%
Birth Rate [+]202321.27‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201768.1
Crude death rate [+]20236.22‰
Fertility Rate [+]20232.42
% risk of poverty [+]201818.3%
Population [+]20237,664,993
Immigrant stock [+]202048,731
Emigrant stock [+]20201,296,051
HDI [+]20220.620
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202489º
Life expectancy [+]202368.96
Suicides [+]2015837
Suicide rate [+]201512.33
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.49
Consumption GWh [+]202312,803
Generation GWh [+]202352,295
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/2024671
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/2024219,060
Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20225,222,417
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/202487.54
Doses administered [+]08/11/202211,111,066