Laos Current Account Balance

Laos current account balance data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 3.22 percent of.
COUNTRY: Laos
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
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UPDATED: 2026-09-14 05:10:53
Economy Data Rating
Laos · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BBB
68 / 100
Stable economy
Fiscal stability 17 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 15.9 / 20
External stability 10 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability n/a
Future capacity 7.9 / 10
Demographic capacity 4.6 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 77% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1984–2024 19842024
1984 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

Laos · current account balance as a percentage of gdp.

1984–2024
3.22 percent of GDP
2.55 percent of GDP
-4.44 percent of GDP
35 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1984 1992 2000 2008 2016 2024
current account balance rate reference line

Countries by current account balance

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Tuvalu 40.03
Macao 33.73
Kuwait 22.7
Marshall Islands 21.87
Brunei 18.01
Ireland 17.4
Tajikistan 17.1
Singapore 16.71

Interpretation

short note

This external-sector indicator helps assess cross-border flows, reserves and external vulnerability.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
China 3.77
India -0.42
Japan 4.86
Germany 4.51

Related indicators

internal links
Exports NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
Imports NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
Trade Openness NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
Foreign Reserves FI.RES.TOTL.CD

Source layer

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS

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Laos Snapshot

country profile
GDP n/a
Debt/GDP n/a
Inflation 7.74%
Unemployment 1.19%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group Lower middle income

Laos Current Account Balance: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Current Account Balance for Laos. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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