Data for High income, Lao PDR, Upper middle income 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2024)

High income0.5
Lao PDR15.7
Upper middle in...2.1

(2024)

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

(2023)

High income80
Lao PDR69
Upper middle in...76

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2024)

High income1.42
Lao PDR7,769,819
Upper middle in...2.82

(2024)

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

(2024)

High income0.7
Lao PDR1.4
Upper middle in...0.3

(2024)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2025)

High income2,384,015
Lao PDR-10,645
Upper middle in...1,109,551

(2025)

Trend
Most recent value

(2020)

Lao PDR0.457

(2020)

Trend

Economic

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

(2024 billion)

High income71,321.1
Lao PDR16.5
Upper middle in...30,986.1

(2024 billion)

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

(2024)

High income50,302.6
Lao PDR2,124.0
Upper middle in...10,996.1

(2024)

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

(2024)

High income2.0
Lao PDR4.1
Upper middle in...4.2

(2024)

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

(2025)

High income4.4
Lao PDR1.2
Upper middle in...5.4

(2025)

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

(2024)

High income2.4
Lao PDR23.1
Upper middle in...3.1

(2024)

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

(2024)

High income0.3
Lao PDR1.5
Upper middle in...0.8

(2024)

Trend

Environment

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

(2022)

High income36.2
Lao PDR71.5
Upper middle in...29.2

(2022)

Trend
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Most recent value

(2024)

High income9.8
Lao PDR3.4
Upper middle in...6.7

(2024)

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

(2023)

High income100.0
Lao PDR96.5
Upper middle in...99.4

(2023)

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

(2021)

High income6
Lao PDR4
Upper middle in...8

(2021)

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

(2021)

High income14.1
Lao PDR-10.0
Upper middle in...11.9

(2021)

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

(2024)

High income84
Lao PDR71
Upper middle in...62

(2024)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Most recent value

(2023)

High income3
Upper middle in...6

(2023)

Trend
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

No data available

Trend
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Most recent value

(2024)

High income80.9
Lao PDR60.8
Upper middle in...69.3

(2024)

Trend
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Most recent value

(2025)

High income94
Lao PDR64
Upper middle in...89

(2025)

Trend
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Most recent value

(2024)

High income31
Lao PDR22
Upper middle in...27

(2024)

Trend
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

High income1.5
Lao PDR6.0
Upper middle in...0.9

(2024)

Trend
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High income

  • American Samoa
  • Andorra
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Aruba
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Bahamas, The
  • Bahrain
  • Barbados
  • Belgium
  • Bermuda
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Cayman Islands
  • Channel Islands
  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Curacao
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Faroe Islands
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Polynesia
  • Germany
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Guam
  • Guyana
  • Hong Kong SAR, China
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Isle of Man
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Korea, Rep.
  • Kuwait
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macao SAR, China
  • Malta
  • Monaco
  • Nauru
  • Netherlands
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico (US)
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • San Marino
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Seychelles
  • Singapore
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • Slovak Republic
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Martin (French part)
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Virgin Islands (U.S.)

Upper middle income

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Belize
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Cabo Verde
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Cuba
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Fiji
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Indonesia
  • Iran, Islamic Rep.
  • Iraq
  • Jamaica
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kosovo
  • Libya
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • North Macedonia
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Samoa
  • Serbia
  • South Africa
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Suriname
  • Thailand
  • Tonga
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Tuvalu
  • Ukraine