Laos Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

2012 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Laos Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

  • Laos Private Debt accounted for 56.96 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a ratio of 56.65 % in the previous year
  • Laos Private Debt contribution to Nominal GDP ratio is updated yearly, available from Dec 2012 to Dec 2024, with an average share of 41.46 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 56.96 % in Dec 2024 and a record low of 29.33 % in Dec 2012

CEIC calculates annual Private Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual Private Debt and annual Nominal GDP. The Bank of the Lao PDR provides Private Debt in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.

View Laos's Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP from 2012 to 2024 in the chart:

Laos Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

What was Laos's Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP in 2024?

Laos Private Debt accounted for 56.96 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a ratio of 56.65 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
56.96 2024 56.65 2023 29.33 2012 56.96 2024 % yearly 2012 - 2024

Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last
Albania (%) 34.03 Dec 2025
Algeria (%) 18.54 Dec 2024
Argentina (%) 13.94 Dec 2025
Armenia (%) 63.14 Dec 2025
Australia (%) 129.18 Dec 2025
Austria (%) 85.57 Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 22.84 Dec 2025
Bahrain (%) 62.48 Sep 2023
Bangladesh (%) 31.52 2025
Belarus (%) 20.27 Mar 2026
Belgium (%) 65.82 Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 68.67 Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 45.98 Dec 2025
Botswana (%) 31.36 Dec 2025
Brazil (%) 53.54 Mar 2026
Brunei (%) 30.00 Dec 2025
Bulgaria (%) 52.42 Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 123.98 2024
Canada (%) 209.65 Dec 2025
Chile (%) 65.42 Dec 2025
China (%) 198.85 Sep 2025
Colombia (%) 39.86 Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 49.20 Dec 2025
Cyprus (%) 54.00 Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 47.72 Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 29.34 Mar 2026
Ecuador (%) 57.23 Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 24.36 Dec 2025
Estonia (%) 63.00 Dec 2025
European Union (%) 76.73 Dec 2025
Finland (%) 90.00 Dec 2025
France (%) 105.41 Mar 2026
Georgia (%) 65.86 Dec 2025
Germany (%) 72.27 Mar 2026
Ghana (%) 6.71 Mar 2025
Greece (%) 52.22 Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 188.87 Mar 2026
Hungary (%) 54.76 Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 88.11 Dec 2025
India (%) 51.51 Mar 2022
Indonesia (%) 30.39 Mar 2026
Iran (%) 57.83 2016
Ireland (%) 22.27 Dec 2025
Israel (%) 114.77 Dec 2025
Italy (%) 57.13 Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 22.95 2025
Japan (%) 115.92 Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 69.68 Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 27.12 Dec 2025
Kenya (%) 27.59 Sep 2025
South Korea (%) 140.77 Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 59.84 Dec 2025
Kuwait (%) 106.68 Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 27.03 Mar 2026
Laos (%) 56.96 2024
Latvia (%) 30.61 Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 102.16 2017
Lithuania (%) 38.77 Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 78.78 Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 115.71 Mar 2026
North Macedonia (%) 52.65 Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 7.49 2023
Malaysia (%) 117.80 Mar 2026
Malta (%) 63.78 Dec 2025
Mauritius (%) 72.00 Dec 2025
Mexico (%) 21.17 Dec 2025
Moldova (%) 27.01 Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 46.64 Mar 2026
Montenegro (%) 50.62 Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 51.62 Dec 2025
Mozambique (%) 16.84 2024
Myanmar (%) 28.98 2020
Nepal (%) 74.44 2024
Netherlands (%) 83.10 Mar 2026
New Zealand (%) 136.85 Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 15.41 Jun 2024
Norway (%) 118.12 Dec 2025
Oman (%) 52.89 Dec 2025
Pakistan (%) 8.89 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 53.04 Dec 2025
Panama (%) 67.13 Dec 2025
Paraguay (%) 40.85 Sep 2023
Peru (%) 31.59 Dec 2025
Philippines (%) 52.20 Mar 2026
Poland (%) 32.74 Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 71.30 Dec 2025
Qatar (%) 119.88 Dec 2025
Romania (%) 21.99 Dec 2025
Russia (%) 55.59 Dec 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 65.08 Dec 2025
Serbia (%) 35.36 Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 127.25 Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) 60.42 Dec 2025
Slovenia (%) 36.04 Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 68.50 Dec 2025
Spain (%) 69.79 Mar 2026
Sri Lanka (%) 25.87 Dec 2024
Sudan (%) 5.64 2022
Sweden (%) 124.09 Dec 2025
Switzerland (%) 160.60 Dec 2025

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Laos Key Series

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: Total Expenditure (TE) (LAK bn) 31,002.850 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: VAT (LAK bn) 5,201.470 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: Income Tax (LAK bn) 1,619.010 2018
Govt Budget: TE: Current Expenditure (CE) (LAK bn) 18,430.240 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue (LAK bn) 21,795.660 2018
Govt Budget: TE: Capital Expenditure (LAK bn) 12,572.610 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: Excise Tax (LAK bn) 4,742.820 2018
country/region Last
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 6.726 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 545.6 Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,098.0 Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 11.4 Mar 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,423.278 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 657.895 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 292.555 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,872.6 Mar 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 22.0 Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 36,100.631 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 57,439.257 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 7.027 Jan 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1.797 Jan 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 406.634 Jan 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 95.618 Jan 2026
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: USA (USD th) 282,235.000 2024
Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) 3,575,117.000 2024
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: Japan (USD th) 145,528.000 2024
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: USA (USD th) 241,148.000 2024
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) 259,877.000 2024
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) 169,364.000 2024
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) 2,979,917.000 2024
Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) 715,886.000 2024
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: India (USD th) 50,954.000 2024
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) 2,406,247.000 2024
Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) 3,606,793.000 2024
Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) 2,163,053.000 2024
Imports: Crude Oil, Fuel, Lubricant and Others (USD mn) 368.700 Dec 2025
Exports: Mineral Products (USD mn) 923.020 Dec 2025
Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD mn) 288.910 Dec 2025
Exports: Wood Products, Pulp of Wood and Paper (USD mn) 194.410 Dec 2025
Imports: Foods, Beverages, Pharmaceutical Products & Consumer Goods (USD mn) 287.920 Dec 2025
Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Equipment (USD mn) 230.280 Dec 2025
Exports: Agricultural Products (USD mn) 282.430 Dec 2025
Imports: Iron, Steel and Other Metal Products (USD mn) 204.100 Dec 2025
Exports: Plastic and Rubber Products (USD mn) 225.430 Dec 2025
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 100.700 2023
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 114.700 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 234.600 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 132.100 2023
country/region Last
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 308.6 Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.2 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 399.2 Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 8.1 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 60.553 Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.8 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -0.5 Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -141.070 Mar 2026
External Debt (USD mn) 10,350.5 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.7 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.151 2031
BoP: FA: Porfolio Investment (USD mn) 361.05 Dec 2017
FDI: France (USD th) 0.000 2021
FDI: Korea (USD th) 6,183.504 2021
FDI: Thailand (USD th) 341,152.687 2021
FDI: China (USD th) 1,254,236.569 2021
FDI: Vietnam (USD th) 176,991.125 2021
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) 1,500.203 2023
FDI (USD th) 7,927,677.215 2019
FDI: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (USD mn) 381.683 2017
FDI: Mining and Quarrying (USD mn) 126.792 2017
FDI: Electricity, Gas and Air-Conditioning Supply (USD mn) 711.800 2017
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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