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Laos

East Asia & Pacific · Lower middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 12.9%
Current prices2025
18USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 11.4%
Current prices2025
2,288USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.5 pp
Annual change2025
4.8%
Inflation▼ 15.4 pp
Average consumer prices2025
7.7%
Government debt▼ 14.1 pp
General government, gross2025
80.6% of GDP
Current account▲ 7.0 pp
Balance2025
11.4% of GDP
Population▲ 1.3%
Total2025
7.79million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.40.09.01995: 7.0%1996: 6.9%1997: 6.9%1998: 4.3%1999: 4.0%2000: 6.4%2001: 4.8%2002: 6.8%2003: 6.2%2004: 7.2%2005: 6.9%2006: 9.0%2007: 7.9%2008: 7.8%2009: 7.4%2010: 8.0%2011: 8.0%2012: 7.8%2013: 8.0%2014: 7.6%2015: 7.3%2016: 7.0%2017: 6.9%2018: 6.2%2019: 4.7%2020: -0.4%2021: 2.1%2022: 2.3%2023: 3.7%2024: 4.3%2025: 4.8%2026: 4.0% (IMF projection)2027: 4.0% (IMF projection)2028: 3.5% (IMF projection)2029: 3.0% (IMF projection)2030: 3.0% (IMF projection)2031: 3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.01281995: 19.1%1996: 19.1%1997: 19.5%1998: 90.1%1999: 128.4%2000: 8.4%2001: 7.8%2002: 10.6%2003: 15.5%2004: 10.5%2005: 7.2%2006: 6.5%2007: 4.7%2008: 7.6%2009: 0.1%2010: 6.0%2011: 7.6%2012: 4.3%2013: 6.4%2014: 4.1%2015: 1.3%2016: 1.6%2017: 0.8%2018: 2.0%2019: 3.3%2020: 5.1%2021: 3.8%2022: 23.0%2023: 31.2%2024: 23.1%2025: 7.7%2026: 9.6% (IMF projection)2027: 8.5% (IMF projection)2028: 8.0% (IMF projection)2029: 8.1% (IMF projection)2030: 8.7% (IMF projection)2031: 9.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %2.12.33.74.34.84.04.03.53.03.0
Inflation, average consumer prices %3.823.031.223.17.79.68.58.08.18.7
GDP, current prices USD bn19151516181920212223
GDP per capita, current prices USD2,4962,0221,9772,0552,2882,4032,5152,6272,7282,829
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD8,0308,7339,2589,76210,38010,96411,50311,95512,38612,843
General government gross debt % of GDP92.2115.7108.994.780.674.668.663.158.854.7
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-0.70.1-0.02.41.60.41.81.71.71.8
Current account balance % of GDP2.3-3.02.74.311.40.20.91.40.6-0.1
Population million7.437.487.587.697.797.897.998.098.188.28

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01162001: 95%2002: 95%2003: 90%2004: 81%2005: 73%2006: 60%2007: 56%2008: 52%2009: 52%2010: 49%2011: 43%2012: 46%2013: 49%2014: 54%2015: 53%2016: 54%2017: 57%2018: 61%2019: 69%2020: 75%2021: 92%2022: 116%2023: 109%2024: 95%2025: 81%2026: 75% (IMF projection)2027: 69% (IMF projection)2028: 63% (IMF projection)2029: 59% (IMF projection)2030: 55% (IMF projection)2031: 52% (IMF projection)IMF projection200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-17.80.011.42000: 1.5%2001: -12.3%2002: -9.3%2003: -11.6%2004: -13.9%2005: -15.7%2006: -9.3%2007: -10.4%2008: -15.6%2009: -17.8%2010: -16.5%2011: -15.3%2012: -7.3%2013: -7.8%2014: -14.5%2015: -15.7%2016: -8.7%2017: -7.4%2018: -9.1%2019: -7.0%2020: -1.6%2021: 2.3%2022: -3.0%2023: 2.7%2024: 4.3%2025: 11.4%2026: 0.2% (IMF projection)2027: 0.9% (IMF projection)2028: 1.4% (IMF projection)2029: 0.6% (IMF projection)2030: -0.1% (IMF projection)2031: -0.6% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199542.218.86.040.9
200528.323.29.643.4
201517.627.78.244.2
202516.629.29.143.6

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method2,150USD2025+9.7%
GNI, Atlas method17USD bn2025+26.9%
Exports of goods and services33.2% of GDP2016-4.9 pp
Imports of goods and services41.9% of GDP2016-1.9 pp
Life expectancy at birth69.2years2024+4.3%
Urban population40.3% of total2025+7.2 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)