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Current account balance — Laos

Current account balance in Laos in 2031 — -0.6%. Ranked 70 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 1.6 pp.

2031 -0.6% −0.5 pp vs 2030
World rank 70of 188
Period maximum 11.4%2025
Period minimum -17.8%2009

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Laos, 1980–2031-20-100102019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -2.2%1981: -4.9%1982: -4.5%1983: -3.5%1984: -2%1985: -1.6%1986: -2.5%1987: -4.5%1988: -6.7%1989: -7.9%1990: -4.5%1991: -1.2%1992: -1.7%1993: -1.6%1994: -3.5%1995: -3.5%1996: -6.3%1997: -5.7%1998: -5.7%1999: -6.8%2000: 1.5%2001: -12.3%2002: -9.3%2003: -11.6%2004: -13.9%2005: -15.7%2006: -9.3%2007: -10.4%2008: -15.6%2009: -17.8%2010: -16.5%2011: -15.3%2012: -7.3%2013: -7.8%2014: -14.5%2015: -15.7%2016: -8.7%2017: -7.4%2018: -9.1%2019: -7%2020: -1.6%2021: 2.3%2022: -3%2023: 2.7%2024: 4.3%2025: 11.4%2026: 0.2%2027: 0.9%2028: 1.4%2029: 0.6%2030: -0.1%2031: -0.6%
Change over the period: +1.6 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos -0.6%
World computed 0.28%
East Asia & Pacific computed 3.13%
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.02%
Lower-middle-income countries computed -1.75%
Current account balance — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -0.6 −0.5 pp
2030 -0.1 −0.7 pp
2029 0.6 −0.8 pp
2028 1.4 +0.5 pp
2027 0.9 +0.7 pp
2026 0.2 −11.2 pp
2025 11.4 +7.1 pp
2024 4.3 +1.6 pp
2023 2.7 +5.7 pp
2022 -3 −5.3 pp
2021 2.3 +3.9 pp
2020 -1.6 +5.4 pp
2019 -7 +2.1 pp
2018 -9.1 −1.7 pp
2017 -7.4 +1.3 pp
2016 -8.7 +7 pp
2015 -15.7 −1.2 pp
2014 -14.5 −6.7 pp
2013 -7.8 −0.5 pp
2012 -7.3 +8 pp
2011 -15.3 +1.2 pp
2010 -16.5 +1.3 pp
2009 -17.8 −2.2 pp
2008 -15.6 −5.2 pp
2007 -10.4 −1.1 pp
2006 -9.3 +6.4 pp
2005 -15.7 −1.8 pp
2004 -13.9 −2.3 pp
2003 -11.6 −2.3 pp
2002 -9.3 +3 pp
2001 -12.3 −13.8 pp
2000 1.5 +8.3 pp
1999 -6.8 −1.1 pp
1998 -5.7 +0 pp
1997 -5.7 +0.6 pp
1996 -6.3 −2.8 pp
1995 -3.5 +0 pp
1994 -3.5 −1.9 pp
1993 -1.6 +0.1 pp
1992 -1.7 −0.5 pp
1991 -1.2 +3.3 pp
1990 -4.5 +3.4 pp
1989 -7.9 −1.2 pp
1988 -6.7 −2.2 pp
1987 -4.5 −2 pp
1986 -2.5 −0.9 pp
1985 -1.6 +0.4 pp
1984 -2 +1.5 pp
1983 -3.5 +1 pp
1982 -4.5 +0.4 pp
1981 -4.9 −2.7 pp
1980 -2.2 —

South-Eastern Asia, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SG Singapore 16.3 BN Brunei Darussalam 15.9 TH Thailand 2.7 MY Malaysia 1.8 VN Vietnam 0.6 LA Laos -0.6 ID Indonesia -0.8 MM Myanmar -2.1 PH Philippines -2.7 KH Cambodia -6.8 TL Timor-Leste -35.3
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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