Laos's gross debt / gdp fell from 94.7 % in 2001 to 94.7 % in 2024.
Laos · Government & public finance
Public debt, deficits, revenue, spending and taxation.
18 indicators · 13 with data
Laos's interest payments (% of revenue) rose from 4.7 % in 2008 to 11.8 % in 2022.
Laos's external debt stocks (% of gni) fell from 122.8 % in 1995 to 115.4 % in 2024.
Laos's fiscal balance rose from -3.6 % in 2000 to 2.4 % in 2024.
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- Central gov. revenueup +1.1 pts106th of 118
- Central gov. expensedown −0.4 pts108th of 111
- Gov. revenueup +1.7 pts139th of 183
- Gov. expendituredown −0.7 pts172nd of 183
- Tax revenueup +1.7 pts95th of 119
- Military spendingdown −0.0 pts152nd of 154*
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- Military expenditure (current US$)up +11.6 %147th of 158*
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- Health spendingdown −0.7 pts192nd of 192
- Education spendingdown −0.2 pts116th of 121
›No data available (5)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Laos.
- Debt / GDPNo data
- Social spendingNo data
- Government effectiveness (WGI estimate)No data
- Control of corruption (WGI estimate)No data
- Rule of law (WGI estimate)No data