Current account balance (World Bank) in Laos in 2024 — 3.22%. Ranked 39 in the world out of 165. Since 1984, the indicator has risen by 10.13 pp.
1984–2024 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.22 | +0.67 pp |
| 2023 | 2.55 | +5.52 pp |
| 2022 | -2.97 | −5.26 pp |
| 2021 | 2.29 | +3.9 pp |
| 2020 | -1.6 | +5.44 pp |
| 2019 | -7.04 | +2.05 pp |
| 2018 | -9.09 | −1.71 pp |
| 2017 | -7.38 | +1.32 pp |
| 2016 | -8.7 | +7.01 pp |
| 2015 | -15.72 | −1.23 pp |
| 2014 | -14.49 | −6.67 pp |
| 2013 | -7.83 | −0.49 pp |
| 2012 | -7.34 | −4.98 pp |
| 2011 | -2.36 | −2.77 pp |
| 2010 | 0.41 | +1.45 pp |
| 2009 | -1.04 | −2.47 pp |
| 2008 | 1.42 | −1.88 pp |
| 2007 | 3.3 | +1.12 pp |
| 2006 | 2.18 | +8.53 pp |
| 2005 | -6.35 | +1.18 pp |
| 2004 | -7.53 | −6.06 pp |
| 2003 | -1.47 | −1.94 pp |
| 2002 | 0.47 | +4.28 pp |
| 2001 | -3.81 | −3.32 pp |
| 2000 | -0.49 | −6.66 pp |
| 1999 | 6.17 | +12.14 pp |
| 1998 | -5.98 | +5.82 pp |
| 1997 | -11.79 | +2.36 pp |
| 1996 | -14.15 | −0.73 pp |
| 1995 | -13.42 | −3.04 pp |
| 1994 | -10.38 | −7.7 pp |
| 1993 | -2.69 | +1.6 pp |
| 1992 | -4.29 | −1.41 pp |
| 1991 | -2.88 | +3.46 pp |
| 1990 | -6.34 | +5.04 pp |
| 1989 | -11.39 | +1.59 pp |
| 1988 | -12.97 | −0.27 pp |
| 1987 | -12.7 | −6.45 pp |
| 1986 | -6.25 | −1.44 pp |
| 1985 | -4.82 | +2.1 pp |
| 1984 | -6.91 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What part of its income a country saves rather than consumes.
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