Laos recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 64.78 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Laos averaged 54.06 percent of GDP from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 81.70 percent of GDP in 2004 and a record low of 33.61 percent of GDP in 1991. source: Bank of the Lao PDR

Government Debt to GDP in Laos is expected to reach 69.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Laos Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 71.00 percent of GDP in 2027 and 70.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Fiscal Expenditure 72106.64 55628.95 LAK Billion Dec 2025
Government Budget 1.90 2.30 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value 7035.01 7582.05 LAK Billion Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 64.78 71.37 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 79141.66 63211.00 LAK Billion Dec 2025


Laos Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
64.78 71.37 81.70 33.61 1991 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly