Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Laos
Laos: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 61.86 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Laos, 1989–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2015, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Laos stood at 61.86.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Laos peaked at 202.61 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 54.53, in 2011.
That places Laos 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 201.84 | — |
| 1990 | 202.61 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 180.9 | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 161.5 | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 147.82 | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 134.73 | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 118.46 | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 119.8 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 129.84 | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 187.63 | +44.5% |
| 1999 | 169.81 | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 142.57 | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 140.24 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 144.9 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 100.21 | -30.8% |
| 2004 | 90.02 | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 82.18 | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 68.37 | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 62.45 | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 58.47 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 62.76 | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 58.71 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 54.53 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 58.13 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 57.02 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 61.25 | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 61.86 | +1.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 61.86 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.81, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 61.86 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.64, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +44.5% | 129.84 | 187.63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 201.84 | 201.84 | 201.84 | 1 |
| 1990s | 155.31 | 118.46 | 202.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.22 | 58.47 | 144.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.58 | 54.53 | 61.86 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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 gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Laos?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Laos was 61.86 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 202.61 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.53 in 2011.
- How does Laos rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Laos ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.