Laos recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 68.71 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Laos averaged 53.59 percent of GDP from 1991 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 81.70 percent of GDP in 2004 and a record low of 33.61 percent of GDP in 1991. source: Bank of the Lao PDR

Government Debt to GDP in Laos is expected to reach 79.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Laos Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 81.00 percent of GDP in 2026 and 83.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Fiscal Expenditure 55628.95 44123.97 LAK Billion Dec 2024
Government Budget -2.30 -0.60 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value 7582.05 1711.46 LAK Billion Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 68.71 76.12 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 63211.00 45835.43 LAK Billion Dec 2024


Laos Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
68.71 76.12 81.70 33.61 1991 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly