Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 88.8 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- 1.9 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $16.9 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- 12.0 % (2025)
- Debt level
- 60–100% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +35.7 pp
- ISO code
- LAO
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $16.9 bn |
| 2024 | $15.1 bn |
| 2023 | $15.0 bn |
| 2022 | $15.1 bn |
| 2021 | $18.5 bn |
| 2020 | $18.5 bn |
| 2019 | $18.8 bn |
| 2018 | $18.1 bn |
| 2017 | $17.1 bn |
| 2016 | $15.9 bn |
| 2015 | $14.4 bn |
| 2014 | $13.3 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.0 % |
| 2024 | 3.5 % |
| 2023 | 2.7 % |
| 2022 | -3.0 % |
| 2021 | 2.3 % |
| 2020 | -1.6 % |
| 2019 | -7.0 % |
| 2018 | -9.1 % |
| 2017 | -7.4 % |
| 2016 | -8.7 % |
| 2015 | -15.7 % |
| 2014 | -14.5 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.9 % |
| 2024 | 2.5 % |
| 2023 | 0.0 % |
| 2022 | 0.1 % |
| 2021 | -0.7 % |
| 2020 | -5.4 % |
| 2019 | -3.2 % |
| 2018 | -4.5 % |
| 2017 | -5.5 % |
| 2016 | -5.1 % |
| 2015 | -5.6 % |
| 2014 | -3.1 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 88.8 % |
| 2024 | 99.2 % |
| 2023 | 108.8 % |
| 2022 | 115.7 % |
| 2021 | 92.2 % |
| 2020 | 75.4 % |
| 2019 | 69.1 % |
| 2018 | 60.6 % |
| 2017 | 57.2 % |
| 2016 | 54.5 % |
| 2015 | 53.1 % |
| 2014 | 53.5 % |