Laos Economic Profile

Economic profile for Laos with GDP, inflation, unemployment, debt, trade, population indicators, rankings and country risk context. The country is listed.
COUNTRY: Laos
ISO3: LAO
REGION: Asia
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UPDATED: 2026-07-20 05:07:42

Economic indicators · Laos

31 indicators
Indicator Category Latest Unit Rank
Inflation Prices & Inflation 7.74 percent 20
Consumer Price Index Prices & Inflation 317.16 index 14
GDP Deflator Inflation Prices & Inflation 7.55 annual percent 17
GDP Growth Growth & Output 4.54 annual percent 23
GDP per Capita Growth & Output 2,325 current US$ 99
Gross Capital Formation Growth & Output 29.01 percent of GDP 26
Gross Savings Growth & Output 17.64 percent of GDP 71
Industry Share of GDP Growth & Output 29.17 percent of GDP 36
Services Share of GDP Growth & Output 43.57 percent of GDP 100
Agriculture Share of GDP Growth & Output 16.62 percent of GDP 20
Government Revenue Public Finance 13.91 percent of GDP 91
Tax Revenue Public Finance 12.11 percent of GDP 74
Interest Payments Public Finance 11.85 percent of revenue 22
Military Spending Public Finance 0.19 percent of GDP 96
Unemployment Labor Market 1.19 percent 103
Youth Unemployment Labor Market 2.38 percent 105
Employment Rate Labor Market 65.3 percent 20
Labor Force Participation Labor Market 66.09 percent 27
Labor Force Total Labor Market 3.65 m people 66
Vulnerable Employment Labor Market 76.38 percent 4
Current Account Balance External Sector 3.22 percent of GDP 35
Exports Trade 33.21 percent of GDP 61
Imports Trade 41.88 percent of GDP 61
Trade Openness Trade 75.09 percent of GDP 67
External Debt External Sector 115.4 percent of GNI 3
Personal Remittances External Sector 1.49 percent of GDP 56
Official Exchange Rate Monetary & Financial 20,167 LCU per US$ 4
Real Interest Rate Monetary & Financial 12.29 percent 9
Fertility Rate Population & Society 2.4 births per woman 33
Gini Index Population & Society 34.7 index 34
Poverty Headcount Population & Society 15 percent 56

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NameLaos
RegionAsia
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The selected indicator is Inflation for Laos. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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