Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 11.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2013–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 11.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and up 622.3% over ten years.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 50th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.5% | — |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +65.7% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +124.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +123.4% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +26.8% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.9% | 1.5% | 13.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 47 Namibia 11.7% compare
- 48 Philippines 11.7% compare
- 49 Türkiye 11.5% compare
- 51 Saudi Arabia 10.4% compare
- 52 Israel 10.4% compare
- 53 Trinidad and Tobago 10.2% compare
More financial sector data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2.48 million current LCU per person (2010)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,203 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 51.76 % change on previous year (2010)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 991,291 SDR (2019)
- Gold reserves at market value 31.19 million SDR (2019)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.59 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 344.49 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 11.1% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2013.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 50th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 622.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.