Indicators of economy in Laos

The essential economic performance of a country is reflected by the gross domestic product. So the total of all goods and services sold. Worldwide gross domestic product in 2021 was at about 12.259 USD per capita. GDP in Laos, on the other hand, reached USD 2.551 per capita, or 18.83 billion USD in the whole country. Laos is one of the smaller economies and is currently ranked 119. If this is calculated per inhabitant taking into account the purchasing power parity, then Laos is in the list of the world's richest countries in place 117.
Inflation in Laos was in 2021 at around 3.76%. Within the EU, the average in the same year was 2.55%. In the United States, it was most recently 4.70%.
Compared with the USA, prices for daily consumer goods are around 66.5% lower.
The Corruption Perceptions Index for the public sector counts 67 and is compared to other countries moderate.
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