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Laos

30 indicators in 5 topics, latest figures from 2016 to 2025. Compare Laos with other countries

Economy

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
GDP2025 · current US$$18.30B+10.9%−3.6%+26.9%3rd quartile134 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
GDP per person (PPP)2025 · constant 2021 international $8.9K intl $+3.2%+11.0%+32.4%3rd quartile125 of 184 in 2025 · coverage
GDP growth20254.5%+0.4 pts+4.0 pts−2.7 pts2nd quartile55 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
Inflation (consumer prices)20257.7%−15.4 pts+2.6 pts+6.5 ptsHighest quartile27 of 168 in 2025 · coverage
Unemployment rate2025 · modelled ILO estimate1.2%0.0 pts−1.2 pts−0.8 ptsLowest quartile174 of 181 in 2025 · coverage
Trade201675.1% of GDP−10.7 pts−16.6 pts−6.9 pts2nd quartile91 of 183 in 2016 · coverage
Exports201633.2% of GDP−0.7 pts−7.1 pts−4.9 pts3rd quartile92 of 183 in 2016 · coverage

People

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Population20257.9M people+1.3%+7.2%+15.8%2nd quartile102 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Population growth20251.32%−0.04 pts−0.17 pts−0.14 pts2nd quartile77 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Life expectancy at birth202469.2 years+0.3 years+1.3 years+2.9 years3rd quartile157 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Births per woman20242.40 births−0.02 births−0.19 births−0.41 births2nd quartile81 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Living in cities202540.3% of people+0.8 pts+3.7 pts+7.2 ptsLowest quartile171 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Aged 65 and over20254.8% of people+0.1 pts+0.6 pts+0.7 pts3rd quartile150 of 215 in 2025 · coverage

Energy and CO₂

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
CO₂ emissions2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)26.1 Mt CO₂+1.2%+34.6%+494.0%2nd quartile79 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Fossil CO₂ emissions2024 · fossil fuels and cement, since 175024.4 Mt CO₂+1.0%+33.0%+456.7%2nd quartile82 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Coal's share of fossil CO₂2024 · coal emissions as a share of all fossil CO₂68.4%−0.2 pts−6.1 pts+42.7 ptsHighest quartile6 of 137 in 2024 · coverage
CO₂ per person2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)3.35 t CO₂−0.1%+25.3%+412.5%2nd quartile89 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
All greenhouse gases2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF), AR5 weights41.5 Mt CO₂e+0.9%+26.0%+153.7%2nd quartile88 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Energy use per person2024842 kg oil eq.−1.1%+4.0%+83.8%3rd quartile98 of 149 in 2024 · coverage
Renewables in final energy202249.2%−2.3 pts−1.4 pts−13.2 pts2nd quartile20 of 71 in 2022 · coverage
Renewables in electricity202163.3%−2.8 pts−5.3 pts–Highest quartile47 of 203 in 2021 · coverage
Nuclear in electricity20210.0%0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsHighest quartile33 of 207 in 2021 · coverage
Access to electricity202496.5% of people0.0 pts−1.9 pts+14.0 pts3rd quartile146 of 214 in 2024 · coverage

Land and air

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Forest202456.6% of land−0.2 pts−0.7 pts−1.5 ptsHighest quartile41 of 209 in 2024 · coverage
Protected areas202518.8% of territory0.0 pts+0.1 pts+2.1 pts2nd quartile64 of 213 in 2025 · coverage
Fine-particle air pollution (PM2.5)2023 · mean annual exposure26.0 µg/m³+2.5%−0.6%−8.9%2nd quartile61 of 200 in 2023 · coverage

Health, learning and internet

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Health spending20231.3% of GDP−0.7 pts−0.9 pts−1.1 ptsLowest quartile192 of 192 in 2023 · coverage
Deaths before age 5202429.4 per 1,000 births−3.6%−19.5%−37.2%2nd quartile59 of 195 in 2024 · coverage
Enrolled in tertiary education202314.9% gross+1.2 pts+0.4 pts−4.0 ptsLowest quartile114 of 128 in 2023 · coverage
Using the internet202465.6% of people+1.2 pts+18.6 pts+51.3 pts3rd quartile128 of 182 in 2024 · coverage
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30 indicators. Change is a percent change for totals and levels, and a difference in points or units for rates and shares. "Among countries" ranks Laos against every country with a figure for the same year (1 is the highest value, which is not always the best). In the strip each tick is a country, the dot is Laos, the taller gray tick is the world, and the faint rules are the quartile cuts. "Coverage" shows which countries have figures for which years.

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