Lao PDR
External debt stocks (% of GNI)

Total external debt stocks to gross national income. 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. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.

Global rank#5out of 110 countries
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Historical trend

22217312475.126.3198420042024Lao PDR · 2024: 115.40%Lao PDR

Analytical takeaways

  • Lao PDR records 115.40% for External debt stocks (% of GNI) in 2024, ranking #5 globally out of 110 countries.
  • External debt stocks (% of GNI) increased from 29.64% in 1984 to 115.40% in 2024, a gain of 85.76%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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