Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Lao PDR's current account (value) stands at 2.03B as of 2025-12-31, up from 523.38M in 2024. Historical data runs from 1984 to 2025 (42 observations).
In 2025, Lao PDR's current account (value) was 2.03B, up from 523.38M in 2024.
In 2024, Lao PDR's current account (value) was 523.38M, up from 404.52M in 2023.
In 2023, Lao PDR's current account (value) was 404.52M, up from -458.75M in 2022.
In 2022, Lao PDR's current account (value) was -458.75M, down from 431.64M in 2021.
In 2021, Lao PDR's current account (value) was 431.64M, up from -304.43M in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.03B | +1.50B |
| 2024 | 523.38M | +118.86M |
| 2023 | 404.52M | +863.28M |
| 2022 | -458.75M | -890.39M |
| 2021 | 431.64M | +736.06M |
| 2020 | -304.43M | +1.02B |
| 2019 | -1.32B | +329.37M |
| 2018 | -1.65B | -389.14M |
| 2017 | -1.26B | +125.15M |
| 2016 | -1.38B | +882.65M |
| 2015 | -2.27B | -343.14M |
| 2014 | -1.92B | -986.53M |
| 2013 | -937.93M | -190.03M |
| 2012 | -747.90M | -541.58M |
| 2011 | -206.33M | -235.64M |
| 2010 | 29.31M | +90.21M |
| 2009 | -60.91M | -138.45M |
| 2008 | 77.54M | -61.86M |
| 2007 | 139.41M | +64.10M |
| 2006 | 75.31M | +249.10M |
| 2005 | -173.79M | +4.45M |
| 2004 | -178.24M | -148.53M |
| 2003 | -29.71M | -37.98M |
| 2002 | 8.27M | +75.60M |
| 2001 | -67.33M | -58.86M |
| 2000 | -8.47M | -98.17M |
| 1999 | 89.70M | +166.20M |
| 1998 | -76.50M | +129.50M |
| 1997 | -206.00M | +59.10M |
| 1996 | -265.10M | -28.40M |
| 1995 | -236.70M | -76.40M |
| 1994 | -160.30M | -124.60M |
| 1993 | -35.70M | +12.70M |
| 1992 | -48.40M | -18.80M |
| 1991 | -29.60M | +25.30M |
| 1990 | -54.90M | +26.40M |
| 1989 | -81.30M | -3.60M |
| 1988 | -77.70M | +60.40M |
| 1987 | -138.10M | -27.00M |
| 1986 | -111.10M | +2.90M |
| 1985 | -114.00M | +7.50M |
| 1984 | -121.50M | — |
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Lao PDR's current account (value) is 2.03B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 523.38M in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 2.03B (2025); the lowest is -2.27B (2015), across data from 1984 to 2025.
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