Laos Current Account Balance: % of GDP
1984 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Laos Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- Laos Current Account surplus accounted for 3.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a 2.7 % surplus in the previous year.
- Laos Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1984 to Dec 2024, with an average value of -8.0 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 6.2 % in Dec 1999 and a record low of -15.7 % in Dec 2015.
CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from annual Current Account Balance and annual Nominal GDP. The Bank of the Lao PDR provides Current Account Balance in USD based on BPM6. Lao Statistics Bureau provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. The Bank of the Lao PDR average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2012 is calculated from Current Account based on BPM5 and Nominal GDP based on SNA 1993. Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2002 is sourced from the World Bank.
Key information about Laos Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Laos, Current Account recorded a surplus of 308.6 USD mn in Dec 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 399.2 USD mn in Dec 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 60.6 USD mn in Dec 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 16.1 USD bn in Dec 2024.
View Laos's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from 1984 to 2024 in the chart:
What was Laos's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in 2024?
Laos Current Account surplus accounted for 3.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a 2.7 % surplus in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 2024 | 2.7 2023 | -15.7 2015 | 6.2 1999 | % | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last |
|---|---|
| Albania (%) | -3.6 Dec 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | -3.7 Dec 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 1.4 Dec 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | -6.7 Dec 2025 |
| Australia (%) | -2.9 Dec 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 2.0 Dec 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 2.4 Dec 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 3.9 Jun 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.0 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | -1.8 Dec 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | -2.3 Dec 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | -3.3 Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | -3.1 Dec 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 2.8 Dec 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | -3.3 Mar 2026 |
| Brunei (%) | 14.8 Dec 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | -11.4 Dec 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | -15.5 Dec 2025 |
| Canada (%) | -0.1 Dec 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 1.9 Mar 2026 |
| China (%) | 3.8 Mar 2026 |
| Colombia (%) | -3.1 Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | -9.5 Dec 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | -8.8 Dec 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 0.6 Dec 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 9.9 Mar 2026 |
| Ecuador (%) | 5.7 Dec 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | -2.5 Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 0.5 Jun 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 2.1 Dec 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 2.3 Dec 2025 |
| France (%) | -1.7 Mar 2026 |
| Georgia (%) | -4.6 Dec 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 4.4 Mar 2026 |
| Ghana (%) | 13.9 Dec 2025 |
| Greece (%) | -11.0 Dec 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 10.6 Dec 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 0.5 Dec 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | -3.0 Dec 2025 |
| India (%) | -1.3 Dec 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 1.1 Sep 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 2.2 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 8.4 Dec 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 2.8 Dec 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 0.8 Dec 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | -4.1 2024 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 29,402.7 Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | -2.6 Dec 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | -5.8 Dec 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | -2.2 Sep 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 37,327.1 Mar 2026 |
| Kosovo (%) | -12.7 Dec 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 22.3 Sep 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -18.3 Sep 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 3.2 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | -3.1 Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | -14.5 2024 |
| Lithuania (%) | 2.6 Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -0.2 Dec 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 33.7 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | -5.6 Dec 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | -17.0 2023 |
| Malaysia (%) | 3.0 Mar 2026 |
| Malta (%) | 8.9 Dec 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | -10.0 Dec 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 1.6 Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | -14.0 Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 6.4 Mar 2026 |
| Montenegro (%) | -35.8 Dec 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | -3.0 Dec 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | -11.2 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 6.7 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 11.3 Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | -4.1 Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 1.6 Dec 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 10.9 Dec 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 2.9 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 0.5 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | -22.0 Jun 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 0.4 Dec 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | -4.7 Dec 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 5.4 Dec 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | -4.0 Jun 2025 |
| Poland (%) | -0.0 Dec 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 0.5 Dec 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 9.3 Dec 2025 |
| Romania (%) | -7.3 Dec 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 1.2 Dec 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | -2.6 Dec 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | -6.2 Dec 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 19.2 Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | -3.4 Dec 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 2.3 Mar 2026 |
| South Africa (%) | 0.6 Dec 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 2.3 Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | -0.5 Dec 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | -8.5 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 4.5 Dec 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 3.2 Dec 2025 |
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| country/region | Last |
|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | 2.3 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 375.970 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 2,412.772 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 15.0 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (LAK bn) | 50,372.610 2022 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (LAK bn) | 152,655.509 2022 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (LAK bn) | 40,599.931 2022 |
| Govt Budget: TE: Current Expenditure (CE) (LAK bn) | 18,430.240 2018 |
| Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: Income Tax (LAK bn) | 1,619.010 2018 |
| Govt Budget: TE: Capital Expenditure (LAK bn) | 12,572.610 2018 |
| Govt Budget: Revenue (LAK bn) | 21,795.660 2018 |
| Govt Budget: Total Expenditure (TE) (LAK bn) | 31,002.850 2018 |
| Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: VAT (LAK bn) | 5,201.470 2018 |
| Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: Excise Tax (LAK bn) | 4,742.820 2018 |
| country/region | Last |
|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.1 Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,628.035 Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 17,837.239 Mar 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 19.6 Mar 2026 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 8.0 Apr 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 2,642.9 Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 3.1 Jun 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 31.692 May 2021 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 18,448.649 Dec 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 19.0 Dec 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 12,072.9 Mar 2026 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 12.8 Mar 2026 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 11,580.606 Mar 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 19.22 Mar 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 56.96 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: Narrow Money (M1) (LAK bn) | 33,907.078 Mar 2026 |
| Monetary Survey: Broad Money (M2) (LAK bn) | 371,496.179 Mar 2026 |
| Reserve Requirement Rate: LAK (%) | 8.000 2025 |
| Commercial Banks (CB): Loans: Total (LAK bn) | 241,189.288 Mar 2026 |
| Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits (LAK bn) | 376,167.960 Dec 2025 |
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