Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Lao PDR's external debt stands at 19.41B as of 2025-12-31, down from 19.44B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (56 observations).
In 2025, Lao PDR's external debt was 19.41B, down from 19.44B in 2024.
In 2024, Lao PDR's external debt was 19.44B, up from 18.36B in 2023.
In 2023, Lao PDR's external debt was 18.36B, down from 18.49B in 2022.
In 2022, Lao PDR's external debt was 18.49B, down from 18.71B in 2021.
In 2021, Lao PDR's external debt was 18.71B, down from 20.44B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.41B | -29.06M |
| 2024 | 19.44B | +1.08B |
| 2023 | 18.36B | -137.13M |
| 2022 | 18.49B | -217.26M |
| 2021 | 18.71B | -1.72B |
| 2020 | 20.44B | +1.40B |
| 2019 | 19.04B | +3.08B |
| 2018 | 15.96B | +881.50M |
| 2017 | 15.07B | +1.55B |
| 2016 | 13.53B | +2.04B |
| 2015 | 11.49B | +2.06B |
| 2014 | 9.43B | +1.45B |
| 2013 | 7.98B | +765.99M |
| 2012 | 7.21B | +340.54M |
| 2011 | 6.87B | +525.35M |
| 2010 | 6.35B | +168.53M |
| 2009 | 6.18B | +730.09M |
| 2008 | 5.45B | +655.17M |
| 2007 | 4.79B | +1.18B |
| 2006 | 3.62B | +513.31M |
| 2005 | 3.10B | +316.35M |
| 2004 | 2.79B | +345.25M |
| 2003 | 2.44B | -662.17M |
| 2002 | 3.10B | +568.37M |
| 2001 | 2.54B | +4.29M |
| 2000 | 2.53B | -28.97M |
| 1999 | 2.56B | +100.66M |
| 1998 | 2.46B | +133.37M |
| 1997 | 2.33B | +67.74M |
| 1996 | 2.26B | +99.96M |
| 1995 | 2.16B | +86.84M |
| 1994 | 2.07B | +84.70M |
| 1993 | 1.99B | +69.45M |
| 1992 | 1.92B | +44.13M |
| 1991 | 1.87B | +104.60M |
| 1990 | 1.77B | +294.46M |
| 1989 | 1.47B | +146.01M |
| 1988 | 1.33B | +164.07M |
| 1987 | 1.16B | +293.08M |
| 1986 | 870.92M | +249.56M |
| 1985 | 621.36M | +100.47M |
| 1984 | 520.89M | +67.68M |
| 1983 | 453.21M | +21.93M |
| 1982 | 431.29M | +38.63M |
| 1981 | 392.65M | +39.71M |
| 1980 | 352.95M | +42.08M |
| 1979 | 310.87M | +55.52M |
| 1978 | 255.35M | +82.40M |
| 1977 | 172.95M | +64.71M |
| 1976 | 108.23M | +64.00M |
| 1975 | 44.23M | +3.20M |
| 1974 | 41.03M | +8.43M |
| 1973 | 32.60M | +13.80M |
| 1972 | 18.80M | +3.17M |
| 1971 | 15.63M | +7.29M |
| 1970 | 8.35M | — |
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Lao PDR's external debt is 19.41B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 19.44B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 20.44B (2020); the lowest is 8.35M (1970), across data from 1970 to 2025.
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