Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP was 65.37 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2002–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 65.37 for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 130.73 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43, in 2011.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 61st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 95.31 | — |
| 2003 | 90.15 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 80.65 | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 73.2 | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 60.01 | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 55.93 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 51.72 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 51.82 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.31 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 43 | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 46.1 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 49.49 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 53.53 | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 53.05 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 54.47 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 57.2 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 60.59 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 69.13 | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 75.97 | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 92.86 | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 130.73 | +40.8% |
| 2023 | 116.54 | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 100.48 | -13.8% |
| 2025 | 90.67 | -9.8% |
| 2026 | 84.74 | -6.5% |
| 2027 | 79.17 | -6.6% |
| 2028 | 74.21 | -6.3% |
| 2029 | 69.63 | -6.2% |
| 2030 | 65.37 | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.85 | 51.72 | 95.31 | 8 |
| 2010s | 53.59 | 43 | 69.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.5 | 69.63 | 130.73 | 10 |
| 2030s | 65.37 | 65.37 | 65.37 | 1 |
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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 gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 65.37 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 130.73 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 in 2011.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 61st out of 193 countries with data for 2030.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October