Laos — Economic Indicators, GDP, Inflation & Data | Sigmanomics

Economic Indicators for Laos

Showing 22 indicators

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Armed forces personnel, total	129,000	129,000	129,100	129,000
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)	239.07	239.07	239.07	94.22
Current account balance (% of GDP)	2.55	2.55	3.3	-15.72	B
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	33.21	33.21	40.75	30.08	B
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	2.45	2.45	3.49	2.45	%
GDP (current US$)	15,843,155,731.26	15,843,155,731.26	18,981,805,250.24	4,223,152,739.04	B
GDP growth (annual %)	3.75	3.75	8.53	0.5	B
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)	1.31	1.31	1.69	1.03
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.46	0.46	0.46	0.45
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	41.88	41.88	60.31	41.88	B
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	31.23	31.23	31.23	0.14	%
Labor force, total	3,173,370	3,173,370	3,173,370	2,356,676
Lending interest rate (%)	22.61	22.61	24.78	22.61	%
New businesses registered (number)	699	699	901	40
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	0.33	0.33	0.44	0.2
Population, total	7,633,779	7,633,779	7,633,779	6,041,348
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	100.01	100.01	113.81	95.75
Real interest rate (%)	12.29	12.29	28.54	12.29	%
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	92	92	92	83
Time required to start a business (days)	173	173	187	78
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	2.8	2.8	5.18	2.12	%
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	1.21	1.21	3.27	0.71	%