Data for Lao PDR, Lower middle income 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2018)

Lao PDR7.1
Lower middle in...12.0

(2018)

Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2021)

Lao PDR68
Lower middle in...67

(2021)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2022)

Lao PDR7,529,475
Lower middle in...3.19

(2022)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2022)

Lao PDR1.4
Lower middle in...1.0

(2022)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2023)

Lao PDR-9,999
Lower middle in...-280,774

(2023)

Trend
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Most recent value

(2020)

Lao PDR0.5

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2022 billion)

Lao PDR15.47
Lower middle in...8,171.52

(2022 billion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2022)

Lao PDR2,054.4
Lower middle in...2,561.5

(2022)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2022)

Lao PDR2.7
Lower middle in...5.2

(2022)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2023)

Lao PDR3.8
Lower middle in...4.9

(2023)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2022)

Lao PDR23.0
Lower middle in...8.3

(2022)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2022)

Lao PDR1.5
Lower middle in...4.9

(2022)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
Most recent value

(2020)

Lao PDR2.6
Lower middle in...1.5

(2020)

Trend
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area)
Most recent value

(2021)

Lao PDR71.8
Lower middle in...24.3

(2021)

Trend
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Most recent value

(2021)

Lao PDR100.0
Lower middle in...91.1

(2021)

Trend
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Most recent value

(2020)

Lao PDR4
Lower middle in...18

(2020)

Trend
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Most recent value

(2015)

Lower middle in...3.8

(2015)

Trend
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

Lao PDR61
Lower middle in...48

(2022)

Trend
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Lower middle income

  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Bangladesh
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Rep.
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt, Arab Rep.
  • Eswatini
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • India
  • Iran, Islamic Rep.
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Kyrgyz Republic
  • Lao PDR
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Mauritania
  • Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
  • Mongolia
  • Morocco
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • Nicaragua
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Samoa
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Solomon Islands
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Timor-Leste
  • Tunisia
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Viet Nam
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe