Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent GDP in Laos
Laos: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent GDP was 0.9113 in 2030. ◆ Volatile
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of in Laos, 2001–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.9113 for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in 2030.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 117.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Laos peaked at 2.34 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -5.57, in 2015.
That places Laos 23rd out of 195 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent GDP in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -3.68 | — |
| 2002 | -2.85 | -22.6% |
| 2003 | -3.89 | +36.3% |
| 2004 | -1.81 | -53.4% |
| 2005 | -2.54 | +40.4% |
| 2006 | -1.48 | -41.7% |
| 2007 | -1.12 | -24.2% |
| 2008 | -1.86 | +65.4% |
| 2009 | -3.1 | +66.6% |
| 2010 | -1.47 | -52.5% |
| 2011 | -1.43 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | -2.34 | +64.0% |
| 2013 | -4.03 | +71.9% |
| 2014 | -3.13 | -22.3% |
| 2015 | -5.57 | +77.8% |
| 2016 | -5.06 | -9.2% |
| 2017 | -5.51 | +8.9% |
| 2018 | -4.46 | -18.9% |
| 2019 | -3.2 | -28.3% |
| 2020 | -5.37 | +67.6% |
| 2021 | -0.6692 | -87.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0593 | -108.9% |
| 2023 | -0.0122 | -120.6% |
| 2024 | 2.34 | -19207.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4422 | -81.1% |
| 2026 | 1.62 | +266.7% |
| 2027 | 1.41 | -13.3% |
| 2028 | 1.23 | -12.3% |
| 2029 | 1.04 | -15.9% |
| 2030 | 0.9113 | -12.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.9113 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -2.81. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.9113 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -2.4. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +19207.2% | -0.0122 | 2.34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.48 | -3.89 | -1.12 | 9 |
| 2010s | -3.62 | -5.57 | -1.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.209 | -5.37 | 2.34 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.9113 | 0.9113 | 0.9113 | 1 |
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 lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Laos?
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Laos was 0.9113 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 in 2024.
- What is the lowest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.57 in 2015.
- How does Laos rank for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of?
- Laos ranks 23rd out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October