External debt in Laos in 2024 — 17,836,681,020 US$. Ranked 71 in the world out of 118. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 213,625%.
1970–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.84B | −220M | −1.22% |
| 2023 | 18.06B | −438M | −2.37% |
| 2022 | 18.49B | −217M | −1.16% |
| 2021 | 18.71B | −1.72B | −8.43% |
| 2020 | 20.44B | +1.4B | +7.33% |
| 2019 | 19.04B | +3.08B | +19.32% |
| 2018 | 15.96B | +881M | +5.85% |
| 2017 | 15.07B | +1.55B | +11.43% |
| 2016 | 13.53B | +2.04B | +17.75% |
| 2015 | 11.49B | +2.06B | +21.84% |
| 2014 | 9.43B | +1.45B | +18.17% |
| 2013 | 7.98B | +766M | +10.62% |
| 2012 | 7.21B | +341M | +4.95% |
| 2011 | 6.87B | +525M | +8.28% |
| 2010 | 6.35B | +169M | +2.73% |
| 2009 | 6.18B | +730M | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 5.45B | +655M | +13.67% |
| 2007 | 4.79B | +1.18B | +32.56% |
| 2006 | 3.62B | +513M | +16.54% |
| 2005 | 3.1B | +316M | +11.35% |
| 2004 | 2.79B | +345M | +14.14% |
| 2003 | 2.44B | −662M | −21.33% |
| 2002 | 3.1B | +568M | +22.42% |
| 2001 | 2.54B | +4.29M | +0.17% |
| 2000 | 2.53B | −28.97M | −1.13% |
| 1999 | 2.56B | +101M | +4.09% |
| 1998 | 2.46B | +133M | +5.73% |
| 1997 | 2.33B | +67.74M | +3% |
| 1996 | 2.26B | +99.96M | +4.63% |
| 1995 | 2.16B | +86.84M | +4.19% |
| 1994 | 2.07B | +84.7M | +4.26% |
| 1993 | 1.99B | +69.45M | +3.62% |
| 1992 | 1.92B | +44.13M | +2.36% |
| 1991 | 1.87B | +105M | +5.91% |
| 1990 | 1.77B | +294M | +19.98% |
| 1989 | 1.47B | +146M | +10.99% |
| 1988 | 1.33B | +164M | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 1.16B | +293M | +33.65% |
| 1986 | 871M | +250M | +40.16% |
| 1985 | 621M | +100M | +19.29% |
| 1984 | 521M | +67.68M | +14.93% |
| 1983 | 453M | +21.93M | +5.08% |
| 1982 | 431M | +38.63M | +9.84% |
| 1981 | 393M | +39.71M | +11.25% |
| 1980 | 353M | +42.08M | +13.54% |
| 1979 | 311M | +55.52M | +21.74% |
| 1978 | 255M | +82.4M | +47.65% |
| 1977 | 173M | +64.71M | +59.79% |
| 1976 | 108M | +64M | +144.7% |
| 1975 | 44.23M | +3.2M | +7.79% |
| 1974 | 41.03M | +8.43M | +25.86% |
| 1973 | 32.6M | +13.8M | +73.42% |
| 1972 | 18.8M | +3.17M | +20.27% |
| 1971 | 15.63M | +7.29M | +87.32% |
| 1970 | 8.35M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Total external debt: the liabilities of a country's residents to non-residents in foreign and in national currency, covering public, publicly guaranteed and private debt. It differs from government debt fundamentally — it includes the borrowing of banks and corporations that the government does not guarantee but that turns out to be its problem in a crisis all the same.
Important: Only middle- and low-income countries report to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System, so the table holds about 130 of them. Aggregates for country groups are not computed: the sum over those present is the debt of developing countries, not of the world.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP.
Public Finance Budget balanceThe budget deficit or surplus as a percent of GDP. A negative value means spending exceeds revenue.
Finance International reservesThe gold and foreign exchange reserves of a country in US dollars.
Finance Development aid receivedHow much official development assistance a country receives — in grants and concessional loans.
