Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1989–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2015, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 202.61 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 54.53, in 2011.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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% |
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 |
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More external debt data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -13.67 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.3% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 76.31 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 7.3% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 314.48 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 202.61 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.53 in 2011.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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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.