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.
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