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Lao PDR
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Global rank#48out of 118 countries
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Historical trend

20 B15 B10 B5.1 B8.3 M197019972024Lao PDR · 2024: $17.84BLao PDR

Analytical takeaways

  • Lao PDR records $17.84B for External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) in 2024, ranking #48 globally out of 118 countries.
  • External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) increased from $8.35M in 1970 to $17.84B in 2024, a gain of $17.83B.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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