Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Lao PDR's government debt stands at 88.78% as of 2025-12-31, down from 99.16% in 2024. Historical data runs from 2001 to 2025 (25 observations).
In 2025, Lao PDR's government debt was 88.78%, down from 99.16% in 2024.
In 2024, Lao PDR's government debt was 99.16%, down from 108.78% in 2023.
In 2023, Lao PDR's government debt was 108.78%, down from 115.72% in 2022.
In 2022, Lao PDR's government debt was 115.72%, up from 92.21% in 2021.
In 2021, Lao PDR's government debt was 92.21%, up from 75.42% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 88.78% | -10.39% |
| 2024 | 99.16% | -9.62% |
| 2023 | 108.78% | -6.94% |
| 2022 | 115.72% | +23.51% |
| 2021 | 92.21% | +16.79% |
| 2020 | 75.42% | +6.29% |
| 2019 | 69.13% | +8.54% |
| 2018 | 60.59% | +3.39% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | +2.72% |
| 2016 | 54.47% | +1.42% |
| 2015 | 53.05% | -0.4819% |
| 2014 | 53.53% | +4.04% |
| 2013 | 49.49% | +3.39% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 43% | -6.31% |
| 2010 | 49.32% | -2.51% |
| 2009 | 51.82% | +0.099% |
| 2008 | 51.72% | -4.21% |
| 2007 | 55.93% | -4.08% |
| 2006 | 60.01% | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | -7.45% |
| 2004 | 80.65% | -9.49% |
| 2003 | 90.15% | -5.16% |
| 2002 | 95.31% | +0.5835% |
| 2001 | 94.72% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Lao PDR's government debt is 88.78% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 99.16% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 115.72% (2022); the lowest is 43% (2011), across data from 2001 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.