Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Laos
Laos: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita was 17.83 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Laos, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 17.83 TDS, current US$ per person for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in Laos peaked at 17.83 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 TDS, current US$ per person, in 1973.
That places Laos 67th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0021 TDS, current US$ per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0095 TDS, current US$ per person | +355.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0096 TDS, current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0724 TDS, current US$ per person | +650.7% |
| 1977 | 0.06 TDS, current US$ per person | -17.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1189 TDS, current US$ per person | +98.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1041 TDS, current US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1279 TDS, current US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1506 TDS, current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1864 TDS, current US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 1983 | 0.455 TDS, current US$ per person | +144.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3603 TDS, current US$ per person | -20.8% |
| 1985 | 0.366 TDS, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5295 TDS, current US$ per person | +44.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5513 TDS, current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6179 TDS, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7502 TDS, current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 1.07 TDS, current US$ per person | +42.1% |
| 1991 | 1.15 TDS, current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 1.34 TDS, current US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 1.53 TDS, current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 1.54 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.79 TDS, current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 1.68 TDS, current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 1.93 TDS, current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 2.27 TDS, current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 2.75 TDS, current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 2000 | 3.37 TDS, current US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 3.74 TDS, current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 4 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 4.86 TDS, current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 5.9 TDS, current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 6.29 TDS, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 6.78 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 7.86 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 9.7 TDS, current US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 10.51 TDS, current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 11.21 TDS, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 13.97 TDS, current US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 14.08 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 13.67 TDS, current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 13.8 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.67 TDS, current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9 TDS, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.97 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 13.7 TDS, current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 13.57 TDS, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 13.69 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 14.86 TDS, current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 15.09 TDS, current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 16.08 TDS, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 17.83 TDS, current US$ per person | +10.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 17.83 TDS, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.61 TDS, current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 17.83 TDS, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.52 TDS, current US$ per person, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +650.7% | 0.0096 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.0724 TDS, current US$ per person |
| 1974 | +355.7% | 0.0021 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.0095 TDS, current US$ per person |
| 1983 | +144.1% | 0.1864 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.455 TDS, current US$ per person |
| 1978 | +98.2% | 0.06 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.1189 TDS, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0538 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.0021 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.1189 TDS, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.4095 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.1279 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.7502 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.07 TDS, current US$ per person | 2.75 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3 TDS, current US$ per person | 3.37 TDS, current US$ per person | 10.51 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.25 TDS, current US$ per person | 11.21 TDS, current US$ per person | 14.08 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.51 TDS, current US$ per person | 13.69 TDS, current US$ per person | 17.83 TDS, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 64 Cote d'Ivoire 20.68 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 65 Turkmenistan 19.76 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 18.28 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 68 Congo 17.56 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 69 Indonesia 17.21 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 70 East Timor 16.27 TDS, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Laos
- 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 multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in Laos?
- Multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in Laos was 17.83 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 17.83 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 TDS, current US$ per person in 1973.
- How does Laos rank for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita?
- Laos ranks 67th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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 Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Multilateral debt service International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.