External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) … square in Laos
Laos: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) … square was 44,720 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Laos, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Laos stood at 44,720 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 110.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Laos peaked at 46,448 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.16 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Laos 69th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) … square in Laos, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.16 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 67.73 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +87.3% |
| 1972 | 81.46 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1973 | 141.26 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +73.4% |
| 1974 | 177.66 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1975 | 191.41 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 467.88 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +144.4% |
| 1977 | 747.77 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +59.8% |
| 1978 | 1,073 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 1979 | 1,289 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1980 | 1,453 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 1,631 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1982 | 1,801 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 1,900 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 2,201 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 2,638 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1986 | 3,725 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 1987 | 5,001 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 1988 | 5,742 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 6,351 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 7,626 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1991 | 8,024 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 8,185 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 8,451 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 8,771 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 9,076 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 9,494 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 9,791 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 10,385 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 10,806 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 10,720 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 10,763 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 11,502 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 8,650 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2004 | 9,476 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 9,438 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 10,322 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 11,863 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 12,989 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 14,106 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 15,359 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 17,540 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 18,682 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 21,287 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 23,356 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 28,322 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 31,653 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 36,708 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 41,402 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 44,480 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 46,448 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 44,718 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 45,569 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 44,720 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 44,720 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58,844 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 44,720 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57,400 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 78% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) … square in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +144.4% | 191.41 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 467.88 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +87.3% | 36.16 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 67.73 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +73.4% | 81.46 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 141.26 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 427.38 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 36.16 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,289 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,244 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,453 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,351 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,061 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,626 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,806 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,983 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,650 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,106 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,879 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 15,359 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 44,480 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,364 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 44,718 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 46,448 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 66 Nigeria 48,355 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 67 Guinea-Bissau 46,678 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 68 Eswatini 44,962 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 70 Argentina 41,249 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 71 Togo 38,506 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 72 Angola 36,462 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 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 external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Laos?
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Laos was 44,720 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 46,448 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.16 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
- Laos ranks 69th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.1%. 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 External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.