Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Laos
Laos: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) was -750,000 NFL, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional in Laos, 2005–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Laos stood at -750,000 NFL, current US$. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 164.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Laos peaked at 11.10 million NFL, current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, -750,000 NFL, current US$, in 2025.
Laos ranks 61st of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Laos, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.10 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 4.99 million NFL, current US$ | -55.1% |
| 2007 | 909,000 NFL, current US$ | -81.8% |
| 2008 | 744,000 NFL, current US$ | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 451,000 NFL, current US$ | -39.4% |
| 2010 | 152,000 NFL, current US$ | -66.3% |
| 2011 | -17,000 NFL, current US$ | -111.2% |
| 2012 | -212,000 NFL, current US$ | +1147.1% |
| 2013 | -234,056 NFL, current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2014 | -256,000 NFL, current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2015 | -284,000 NFL, current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2016 | -313,000 NFL, current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2017 | -345,000 NFL, current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2018 | -378,000 NFL, current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2019 | -418,000 NFL, current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2020 | -461,000 NFL, current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2021 | -507,000 NFL, current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2022 | -560,000 NFL, current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2023 | -617,000 NFL, current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2024 | -680,000 NFL, current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2025 | -750,000 NFL, current US$ | +10.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's -750,000 NFL, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.02 million NFL, current US$. (36 countries reporting)
- Laos's -750,000 NFL, current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -680,000 NFL, current US$, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -1147.1% | -17,000 NFL, current US$ | -212,000 NFL, current US$ |
| 2011 | -111.2% | 152,000 NFL, current US$ | -17,000 NFL, current US$ |
| 2007 | -81.8% | 4.99 million NFL, current US$ | 909,000 NFL, current US$ |
| 2010 | -66.3% | 451,000 NFL, current US$ | 152,000 NFL, current US$ |
| 2006 | -55.1% | 11.10 million NFL, current US$ | 4.99 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2009 | -39.4% | 744,000 NFL, current US$ | 451,000 NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.64 million NFL, current US$ | 451,000 NFL, current US$ | 11.10 million NFL, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | -230,506 NFL, current US$ | -418,000 NFL, current US$ | 152,000 NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -595,833 NFL, current US$ | -750,000 NFL, current US$ | -461,000 NFL, current US$ | 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 net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Laos?
- Net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Laos was -750,000 NFL, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 11.10 million NFL, current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -750,000 NFL, current US$ in 2025.
- How does Laos rank for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional?
- Laos ranks 61st out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 164.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Nonconcessional financial flows cover all disbursements except those made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.