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LA · LAO · #82 · 9 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$13,298
GDP (2031)
$24.5B
GDP growth (2031)
3.0% →
Inflation (2031)
9.0% ↑
Unemployment (2025)
1.2% ↑
Population (2031)
8.4M
Population growth (2031)
1.1% ↓
Gini index (2024)
34.7
Government debt (2031)
51.7% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-0.6% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$988.5M
Life expectancy (2024)
69.2 yrs
Health spending (2023)
1.3% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
65.6%
Mobile subscriptions (2023)
64.8/100
Trade openness (2016)
75.1% of GDP
Exchange rate (2024)
20,167.33/USD
Foreign reserves (2024)
$2.2B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
51.7% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-0.6% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$988.5M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2024)
0.35
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
1.57/1k
Tax revenue (2022)
12.1% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
43.6% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
28.3
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
3.0
ICT service exports (2024)
3.5%
Goods and services tax (2022)
10.7%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $24.5B $13,298 3.0% 9.0% - 8.4M - 51.7% -0.6% - - - - -
2030 * $23.4B $12,835 3.0% 8.7% - 8.3M - 54.7% -0.1% - - - - -
2029 * $22.3B $12,377 3.0% 8.1% - 8.2M - 58.8% 0.6% - - - - -
2028 * $21.2B $11,917 3.5% 8.0% - 8.1M - 63.1% 1.4% - - - - -
2027 * $20.1B $11,410 4.0% 8.5% - 8.0M - 68.6% 0.9% - - - - -
2026 * $19.0B $10,904 4.0% 9.6% - 7.9M - 74.6% 0.2% - - - - -
2025 $17.8B $10,383 4.8% 7.7% 1.2% 7.8M - 80.6% 11.4% - - - - -
2024 $15.8B $9,790 4.3% 23.1% 1.2% 7.7M 34.7 94.7% 4.3% $988.5M 69.2 - 65.6% 20,167.33
2023 $15.0B $9,299 3.7% 31.2% 1.2% 7.6M - 108.9% 2.7% $1.8B 69.0 1.3% 64.4% 17,688.87
2022 $15.1B $8,765 2.3% 23.0% 1.2% 7.5M - 115.7% -3.0% $726.3M 68.7 2.0% 64.5% 14,035.23
2021 $18.5B $8,080 2.1% 3.8% 2.1% 7.4M - 92.2% 2.3% $1.1B 67.8 2.7% 62.0% 9,697.92
2020 $18.5B $7,913 -0.4% 5.1% 2.4% 7.3M - 75.4% -1.6% $967.7M 68.3 2.1% 54.0% 9,045.79
2019 $18.8B $7,743 4.7% 3.3% 2.5% 7.2M - 69.1% -7.0% $755.5M 67.9 2.6% 47.0% 8,679.41
2018 $18.1B $7,487 6.2% 2.0% 2.9% 7.1M 38.8 60.6% -9.1% $1.4B 67.6 2.3% 36.3% 8,401.33
2017 $17.1B $7,142 6.9% 0.8% 3.3% 7.0M - 57.2% -7.4% $1.7B 67.4 2.5% 25.5% 8,244.84
2016 $15.9B $6,743 7.0% 1.6% 2.6% 6.9M - 54.5% -8.7% $935.3M 67.0 2.4% 21.9% 8,124.37
2015 $14.4B $6,086 7.3% 1.3% 2.0% 6.8M - 53.1% -15.7% $1.1B 66.7 2.5% 18.2% 8,127.61
2014 $13.3B $5,799 7.6% 4.1% 1.7% 6.7M - 53.5% -14.5% $867.6M 66.4 2.3% 14.3% 8,042.42
2013 $12.0B $5,222 8.0% 6.4% 1.5% 6.6M - 49.5% -7.8% $681.4M 65.7 2.4% 12.5% 7,833.23
2012 $10.2B $4,781 7.8% 4.3% 1.2% 6.5M 36.0 46.1% -7.3% $617.8M 65.1 2.1% 10.8% 8,006.58
2011 $9.0B $4,100 8.0% 7.6% 1.0% 6.4M - 43.0% -15.3% $300.7M 64.5 1.9% 9.0% 8,029.26
2010 $7.5B $3,772 8.0% 6.0% 0.7% 6.3M - 49.3% -16.5% $278.8M 63.7 2.9% 7.0% 8,254.16
2009 $6.4B $3,485 7.4% 0.1% 0.8% 6.2M - 51.8% -17.8% $318.6M 63.0 3.5% 6.0% 8,511.35
2008 $5.9B $3,271 7.8% 7.6% 0.9% 6.1M - 51.7% -15.6% $227.8M 62.3 2.8% 3.6% 8,740.18
2007 $4.8B $3,021 7.9% 4.7% 1.1% 6.0M 35.4 55.9% -10.4% $323.5M 61.7 3.1% 1.6% 9,602.73
2006 $3.9B $2,777 9.0% 6.5% 1.2% 5.9M - 60.0% -9.3% $187.3M 61.1 2.9% 1.2% 10,153.62
2005 $3.1B $2,519 6.9% 7.2% 1.4% 5.9M - 73.2% -15.7% $27.7M 60.7 3.3% 0.9% 10,655.17
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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