Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Laos
Laos: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 6.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Laos, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for short-term debt in Laos is 6.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 692.3% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Laos peaked at 10.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Laos ranks 78th of 122 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.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.1% | — |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +73.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +81.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +15.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +38.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +20.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -12.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -95.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -99.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +8900.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +94.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +38.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +867.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +267.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | — |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +1607.1% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +53.5% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -73.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +1126.3% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -30.4% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -48.8% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +56.8% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -80.9% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +692.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 6.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 69% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 6.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 40% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +8900.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2005 | +1607.1% | 0.1% | 1.8% |
| 2013 | +1126.3% | 0.8% | 10.1% |
| 2000 | +867.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | +692.3% | 0.8% | 6.2% |
| 2002 | +267.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 0.8% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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 6.9% (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 short-term debt in Laos?
- Short-term debt in Laos was 6.2% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for short-term debt?
- Laos ranks 78th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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 Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.