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LA

Vientiane · pop. 8M · Lao · Lao kip · landlocked

Trajectories

economic complexity

#105

A major climb in export sophistication, from #133 in 1995.

2024 · −0.70

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1995−1.76
1996−0.82+0.93 pts
1997−0.96−0.14 pts
1998−1.66−0.70 pts
1999−1.77−0.11 pts
2000low−1.98−0.21 pts
2001−1.66+0.32 pts
2002−1.76−0.10 pts
2003−1.60+0.17 pts
2004−1.34+0.26 pts
2005−1.41−0.07 pts
2006−1.48−0.06 pts
2007−1.43+0.05 pts
2008−1.34+0.08 pts
2009−1.82−0.47 pts
2010−1.37+0.45 pts
2011−1.57−0.20 pts
2012−1.46+0.11 pts
2013−1.22+0.24 pts
2014−1.09+0.14 pts
2015−1.10−0.02 pts
2016−1.01+0.10 pts
2017−1.08−0.07 pts
2018−0.99+0.09 pts
2019−0.96+0.03 pts
2020−0.83+0.13 pts
2021high−0.66+0.17 pts
2022−0.79−0.12 pts
2023−0.87−0.08 pts
2024latest−0.70+0.17 pts

economic momentum

$2,124

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $2,124

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990low$201
1991$232+15.5%
1992$247+6.7%
1993$283+14.6%
1994$321+13.3%
1995$358+11.5%
1996$371+3.8%
1997$339−8.7%
1998$244−28.1%
1999$272+11.6%
2000$319+17.0%
2001$320+0.5%
2002$313−2.2%
2003$355+13.3%
2004$409+15.3%
2005$466+13.9%
2006$579+24.3%
2007$697+20.4%
2008$886+27.0%
2009$935+5.6%
2010$1,126+20.4%
2011$1,362+20.9%
2012$1,564+14.8%
2013$1,813+15.9%
2014$1,981+9.3%
2015$2,121+7.1%
2016$2,303+8.6%
2017$2,432+5.6%
2018$2,545+4.6%
2019high$2,589+1.7%
2020$2,584−0.2%
2021$2,526−2.2%
2022$2,046−19.0%
2023$2,067+1.0%
2024latest$2,124+2.8%

prices

23.1%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 23.1%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
199035.6%
199113.4%−22.2 pts
19929.9%−3.58 pts
19936.3%−3.60 pts
19946.8%+0.52 pts
199519.6%+12.8 pts
199613.0%−6.57 pts
199727.5%+14.5 pts
199891.0%+63.5 pts
1999high125%+34.3 pts
200025.1%−100 pts
20017.8%−17.3 pts
200210.6%+2.82 pts
200315.5%+4.86 pts
200410.5%−5.03 pts
20057.2%−3.30 pts
20066.5%−0.62 pts
20074.7%−1.88 pts
20087.6%+2.97 pts
2009low0.1%−7.49 pts
20106.0%+5.84 pts
20117.6%+1.59 pts
20124.3%−3.31 pts
20136.4%+2.12 pts
20144.1%−2.24 pts
20151.3%−2.85 pts
20161.6%+0.32 pts
20170.8%−0.77 pts
20182.0%+1.21 pts
20193.3%+1.28 pts
20205.1%+1.78 pts
20213.8%−1.35 pts
202223.0%+19.2 pts
202331.2%+8.27 pts
2024latest23.1%−8.10 pts

demographic curve

2.4 children per woman

Near replacement (2.1): the population is stabilising. Fell from 6.3 in 1980.

2024 · 2.4

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
19606.3
19616.3+0.3%
19626.30.0%
19636.3+0.1%
19646.3−0.1%
19656.30.0%
19666.3−0.1%
19676.30.0%
19686.3−0.1%
19696.30.0%
19706.3+0.1%
19716.3−0.2%
19726.3−0.2%
19736.30.0%
19746.3+0.1%
19756.30.0%
19766.30.0%
19776.3+0.1%
19786.3+0.1%
19796.3+0.3%
19806.3+0.3%
19816.3+0.3%
19826.4+0.3%
1983high6.4+0.1%
19846.4−0.1%
19856.3−0.7%
19866.3−1.2%
19876.2−0.8%
19886.2−0.8%
19896.1−0.9%
19906.1−0.7%
19916.0−1.2%
19925.9−1.4%
19935.8−1.7%
19945.6−3.4%
19955.4−4.3%
19965.1−3.9%
19975.0−3.6%
19984.8−3.4%
19994.6−3.2%
20004.4−4.5%
20014.3−3.1%
20024.1−3.7%
20034.0−2.6%
20043.9−3.1%
20053.7−5.5%
20063.6−3.4%
20073.4−3.4%
20083.3−3.1%
20093.2−3.1%
20103.1−2.8%
20113.0−2.8%
20123.0−3.1%
20132.9−2.7%
20142.8−2.4%
20152.8−0.2%
20162.7−1.9%
20172.7−1.9%
20182.6−2.2%
20192.6−1.7%
20202.5−2.1%
20212.5−1.6%
20222.5−1.6%
20232.4−1.4%
2024latest2.4−1.0%

Metrics

  1. population
    8M
    102 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $16B
    133 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $2,067
    132 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. area
    237K km²
    85 of 176
    REST Countries
  5. population density
    33.8 /km²
    123 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  6. life expectancy
    69.0 yr
    123 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  7. internet access
    64%
    110 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  8. co₂ per capita
    3.4 t
    72 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  9. urbanisation
    40%
    134 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  10. fertility rate
    2.4
    69 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  11. foreign-born share
    0.7%
    138 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. remittances % of gdp
    1.5%
    89 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  13. scientific articles / yr
    84
    139 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  14. high-tech exports %
    7%
    71 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  15. gini inequality
    34.7
    71 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  16. youth unemployment
    2%
    6 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  17. adult literacy
    76%
    77 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  18. democracy (v-dem)
    0.11
    124 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  19. clean government
    33
    101 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  20. press freedom
    70.6
    155 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  21. human development
    0.617
    121 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  22. refugees hosted
    80
    136 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  23. refugees produced
    6.6K
    66 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data