
Gross debt in Laos
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in Laos in the period from 1998 to 2021 was between 1.0 billion and 17.6 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 18 billion US Dollar was reached in 2021.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 2,372 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 33,827 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 23 years in billion USD
Year | Laos total | Laos per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 2.48 bn USD | 483 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 1.27 bn USD | 243 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 1.03 bn USD | 193 USD | 11,241 USD |
2001 | 1.68 bn USD | 310 USD | 11,263 USD |
2002 | 1.68 bn USD | 305 USD | 12,266 USD |
2003 | 1.82 bn USD | 327 USD | 15,295 USD |
2004 | 1.91 bn USD | 337 USD | 17,606 USD |
2005 | 2.00 bn USD | 348 USD | 18,337 USD |
2006 | 2.07 bn USD | 355 USD | 18,887 USD |
2007 | 2.36 bn USD | 397 USD | 20,910 USD |
2008 | 2.82 bn USD | 466 USD | 24,100 USD |
2009 | 3.02 bn USD | 492 USD | 25,376 USD |
2010 | 3.52 bn USD | 563 USD | 26,515 USD |
2011 | 3.76 bn USD | 593 USD | 29,254 USD |
2012 | 4.70 bn USD | 729 USD | 28,198 USD |
2013 | 5.93 bn USD | 907 USD | 30,008 USD |
2014 | 7.11 bn USD | 1,071 USD | 30,677 USD |
2015 | 7.65 bn USD | 1,128 USD | 25,944 USD |
2016 | 8.67 bn USD | 1,258 USD | 26,287 USD |
2017 | 9.76 bn USD | 1,395 USD | 27,108 USD |
2018 | 10.82 bn USD | 1,523 USD | 28,543 USD |
2019 | 11.62 bn USD | 1,612 USD | 27,264 USD |
2020 | 15.71 bn USD | 2,146 USD | 30,919 USD |
2021 | 17.61 bn USD | 2,372 USD | 33,827 USD |