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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2024-12-31
Lao PDR's current account (% gdp) stands at 3.22% as of 2024-12-31, up from 2.55% in 2023. Historical data runs from 1984 to 2024 (41 observations).
In 2024, Lao PDR's current account (% gdp) was 3.22%, up from 2.55% in 2023.
In 2023, Lao PDR's current account (% gdp) was 2.55%, up from -2.97% in 2022.
In 2022, Lao PDR's current account (% gdp) was -2.97%, down from 2.29% in 2021.
In 2021, Lao PDR's current account (% gdp) was 2.29%, up from -1.6% in 2020.
In 2020, Lao PDR's current account (% gdp) was -1.6%, up from -7.04% in 2019.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.22% | +0.6666% |
| 2023 | 2.55% | +5.52% |
| 2022 | -2.97% | -5.26% |
| 2021 | 2.29% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | -1.6% | +5.44% |
| 2019 | -7.04% | +2.05% |
| 2018 | -9.09% | -1.71% |
| 2017 | -7.38% | +1.32% |
| 2016 | -8.7% | +7.01% |
| 2015 | -15.72% | -1.23% |
| 2014 | -14.49% | -6.67% |
| 2013 | -7.83% | -0.4895% |
| 2012 | -7.34% | -4.98% |
| 2011 | -2.36% | -2.77% |
| 2010 | 0.411% | +1.45% |
| 2009 | -1.04% | -2.47% |
| 2008 | 1.42% | -1.88% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +1.12% |
| 2006 | 2.18% | +8.53% |
| 2005 | -6.35% | +1.18% |
| 2004 | -7.53% | -6.06% |
| 2003 | -1.47% | -1.94% |
| 2002 | 0.4705% | +4.28% |
| 2001 | -3.81% | -3.32% |
| 2000 | -0.4893% | -6.66% |
| 1999 | 6.17% | +12.14% |
| 1998 | -5.98% | +5.82% |
| 1997 | -11.79% | +2.36% |
| 1996 | -14.15% | -0.7268% |
| 1995 | -13.42% | -3.04% |
| 1994 | -10.38% | -7.7% |
| 1993 | -2.69% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | -4.29% | -1.41% |
| 1991 | -2.88% | +3.46% |
| 1990 | -6.34% | +5.04% |
| 1989 | -11.39% | +1.59% |
| 1988 | -12.97% | -0.271% |
| 1987 | -12.7% | -6.45% |
| 1986 | -6.25% | -1.44% |
| 1985 | -4.82% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | -6.91% | — |
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Lao PDR's current account (% gdp) is 3.22% as of 2024-12-31, compared with 2.55% in 2023. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 6.17% (1999); the lowest is -15.72% (2015), across data from 1984 to 2024.
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