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Laos

64 series · 1800–2025 · Lower middle income · East Asia & Pacific

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National accounts

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Nominal GDPMillions of local currencynGDP1963–2025365,400,000 (2025)
Nominal GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsnGDP_USD1970–202517,875 (2025)
Real GDPMillions of local currencyrGDP1950–2025179,600,000 (2025)
Real GDP per capitaConstant local currency per personrGDP_pc1950–202523,192,737 (2025)
Real GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsrGDP_USD1950–202522,102 (2025)
DeflatorIndex, 2015 = 100deflator1963–2025203.4 (2025)
Real GDP per capita (USD)US dollars per personrGDP_pc_USD1950–20252,854 (2025)

Consumption and investment

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Total consumptionMillions of local currencycons1970–2024224,900,000 (2024)
Total consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcons_GDP1970–202469.1 (2024)
Total consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarscons_USD1970–202411,151 (2024)
Household consumptionMillions of local currencyhcons1970–2024196,000,000 (2024)
Household consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPhcons_GDP1970–202460.3 (2024)
Household consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarshcons_USD1970–20249,719 (2024)
Government consumptionMillions of local currencygcons1970–202428,884,958 (2024)
Government consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgcons_GDP1970–20248.88 (2024)
Government consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarsgcons_USD1970–20241,432 (2024)
Gross capital formationMillions of local currencyinv1970–202474,742,384 (2024)
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPinv_GDP1970–202423.0 (2024)
Gross capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsinv_USD1970–20243,706 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formationMillions of local currencyfinv1970–202474,742,384 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPfinv_GDP1970–202423.0 (2024)
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsfinv_USD1970–20243,706 (2024)

External sector

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
ExportsMillions of local currencyexports1948–2025322,700,000 (2025)
Exports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPexports_GDP1963–202588.3 (2025)
Exports (USD)Millions of US dollarsexports_USD1970–202515,783 (2025)
ImportsMillions of local currencyimports1948–2025255,400,000 (2025)
Imports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPimports_GDP1963–202569.9 (2025)
Imports (USD)Millions of US dollarsimports_USD1970–202512,492 (2025)
Current accountMillions of local currencyCA1980–202541,552,230 (2025)
Current account (% of GDP)Percent of GDPCA_GDP1980–202511.4 (2025)
USD exchange rateLocal currency per US dollarUSDfx1970–202520,444 (2025)
Real effective exchange rateIndex, 2015 = 100REER1980–202378.0 (2023)
Current account (USD)Millions of US dollarsCA_USD1980–20252,032 (2025)

Government finances

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Government expenditureMillions of local currencygovexp2000–202451,284,284 (2024)
General government expenditureMillions of local currencygen_govexp2000–202451,284,284 (2024)
General government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govexp_GDP2000–202415.8 (2024)
Government revenueMillions of local currencygovrev2000–202458,949,030 (2024)
General government revenueMillions of local currencygen_govrev2000–202458,949,030 (2024)
General government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govrev_GDP2000–202418.1 (2024)
Government tax revenueMillions of local currencygovtax2008–202226,296,929 (2022)
General government tax revenueMillions of local currencygen_govtax2008–202226,296,929 (2022)
General government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govtax_GDP2008–202212.2 (2022)
Government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdef_GDP2000–20242.36 (2024)
General government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdef_GDP2000–20242.36 (2024)
General government deficitMillions of local currencygen_govdef2000–20247,664,748 (2024)
Government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdebt_GDP1976–202494.7 (2024)
General government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdebt_GDP1989–202494.7 (2024)
General government debtMillions of local currencygen_govdebt1989–2024308,000,000 (2024)
Central government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdebt_GDP1976–202496.4 (2024)
Central government debtMillions of local currencycgovdebt1976–2024313,700,000 (2024)
Government debtMillions of local currencygovdebt1976–2024308,000,000 (2024)
Government deficitMillions of local currencygovdef2000–20247,664,748 (2024)
Government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovexp_GDP2000–202415.8 (2024)
Government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovrev_GDP2000–202418.1 (2024)
Government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovtax_GDP2008–202212.2 (2022)

Money and interest rates

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Short-term interest ratePercentstrate2000–20107.97 (2010)
Central bank policy ratePercentcbrate1991–20105.00 (2010)
M0 (monetary base)Millions of local currencyM02000–202514,284,400 (2025)
M1Millions of local currencyM12000–202529,799,360 (2025)
M2Millions of local currencyM22000–2025355,000,000 (2025)

Prices and labor markets

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Consumer price indexIndex, 2015 = 100CPI1970–2025252.1 (2025)
InflationPercentinfl1970–20257.74 (2025)
PopulationMillions of peoplepop1800–20257.75 (2025)
Unemployment ratePercentunemp1995–20221.21 (2022)

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →