Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … unit in Laos
Laos: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … unit was 0.1296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Laos, 1984–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Laos stood at 0.1296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.3% on the previous year and up 338.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Laos peaked at 0.1296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1985.
Laos ranks 10th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … unit in Laos, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.0039 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0.0029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0096 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +102.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0172 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +78.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0245 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0104 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -57.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0083 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0085 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0214 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +153.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0128 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0145 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0152 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0157 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0241 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +53.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0257 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0236 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.025 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0539 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +116.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0508 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0529 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0495 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0541 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0474 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0401 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0394 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0423 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.036 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0262 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0287 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0292 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0354 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0376 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0422 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.057 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0485 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1227 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +153.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0871 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0794 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.1296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0439 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.1296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.04 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0105 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0245 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0156 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0257 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0437 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0236 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0541 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0364 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0262 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.057 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0935 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0485 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 7 Zambia 0.1546 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Montenegro 0.1494 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Georgia 0.1406 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Serbia 0.1146 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Jamaica 0.1113 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Mauritius 0.111 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Laos
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -1.76 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0008 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 53.98 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 9.82 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0046 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 314.48 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 208.28 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 10.12 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 18.45 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 750.05 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Laos?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Laos was 0.1296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- How does Laos rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- Laos ranks 10th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 338.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.