Lao PDR External Debt 1970-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Lao PDR external debt for 2022 was $18,710,437,478, a 2.75% decline from 2021.
- Lao PDR external debt for 2021 was $19,239,005,262, a 6.17% decline from 2020.
- Lao PDR external debt for 2020 was $20,504,092,135, a 8.06% increase from 2019.
- Lao PDR external debt for 2019 was $18,974,239,881, a 19.55% increase from 2018.
| Lao PDR External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
$18,710,437,478 |
-2.75% |
| 2021 |
$19,239,005,262 |
-6.17% |
| 2020 |
$20,504,092,135 |
8.06% |
| 2019 |
$18,974,239,881 |
19.55% |
| 2018 |
$15,871,754,801 |
5.66% |
| 2017 |
$15,021,015,073 |
10.98% |
| 2016 |
$13,535,346,629 |
16.27% |
| 2015 |
$11,641,678,830 |
20.76% |
| 2014 |
$9,640,196,172 |
17.70% |
| 2013 |
$8,190,455,763 |
10.34% |
| 2012 |
$7,422,606,491 |
4.81% |
| 2011 |
$7,081,958,071 |
8.06% |
| 2010 |
$6,553,667,991 |
2.67% |
| 2009 |
$6,383,404,583 |
12.92% |
| 2008 |
$5,653,261,690 |
13.34% |
| 2007 |
$4,987,662,711 |
31.06% |
| 2006 |
$3,805,627,506 |
16.07% |
| 2005 |
$3,278,601,893 |
11.16% |
| 2004 |
$2,949,489,393 |
17.68% |
| 2003 |
$2,506,301,751 |
-20.90% |
| 2002 |
$3,168,466,117 |
22.54% |
| 2001 |
$2,585,719,432 |
2.16% |
| 2000 |
$2,531,032,370 |
-1.13% |
| 1999 |
$2,559,997,883 |
4.09% |
| 1998 |
$2,459,333,772 |
5.73% |
| 1997 |
$2,325,961,460 |
3.00% |
| 1996 |
$2,258,225,068 |
4.63% |
| 1995 |
$2,158,263,220 |
4.19% |
| 1994 |
$2,071,421,024 |
4.26% |
| 1993 |
$1,986,718,378 |
3.62% |
| 1992 |
$1,917,265,365 |
2.36% |
| 1991 |
$1,873,131,026 |
5.91% |
| 1990 |
$1,768,535,429 |
19.98% |
| 1989 |
$1,474,076,595 |
10.99% |
| 1988 |
$1,328,065,822 |
14.10% |
| 1987 |
$1,163,997,984 |
33.65% |
| 1986 |
$870,918,489 |
40.16% |
| 1985 |
$621,358,350 |
19.29% |
| 1984 |
$520,891,120 |
14.93% |
| 1983 |
$453,213,662 |
5.08% |
| 1982 |
$431,285,785 |
9.84% |
| 1981 |
$392,654,371 |
11.25% |
| 1980 |
$352,946,307 |
13.54% |
| 1979 |
$310,865,807 |
21.74% |
| 1978 |
$255,345,603 |
47.65% |
| 1977 |
$172,945,524 |
59.79% |
| 1976 |
$108,234,666 |
144.70% |
| 1975 |
$44,232,232 |
7.79% |
| 1974 |
$41,034,886 |
25.86% |
| 1973 |
$32,604,009 |
73.42% |
| 1972 |
$18,801,081 |
20.27% |
| 1971 |
$15,632,738 |
87.32% |
| 1970 |
$8,345,624 |
87.32% |
