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Lao PDR Key Economic Indicators
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025(P) | 2026(P) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Economy | Percent change year-on-year | ||||
| Real GDP growth | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Agriculture | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Industry | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
| Services | 2.5 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| Inflation (period average) | 22.7 | 31.2 | 23.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 |
| Fiscal Account | Percent of GDP | ||||
| Revenues | 4.7 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 19.6 |
| Domestic Revenues | 13.8 | 14.7 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 18.4 |
| Taxes | 11.5 | 12.4 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 15.8 |
| Non-tax | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Grants | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Expenditures | 14.9 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 17.9 | 19.2 |
| Current expenditure | 10.5 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 13.9 |
| Wages | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.3 |
| Non-wage, non interest | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| Interest payment | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Capital expenditure | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Fiscal balance | -0.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| Primary balance | 1.5 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
| Total PPG debt | 131 | 116 | 94.0 | 91.6 | 86.0 |
| Selected Monetary Accounts | Percent change year-on-year | ||||
| Broad money | 36.9 | 33.3 | 17.8 | 15.7 | |
| Credit to the economy | 45.6 | 27.8 | 19.0 | 13.9 | |
| Balance of Payments | |||||
| Current Account Balance | -3.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 7.9 | 3.6 |
| Trade balance on G&S | 4.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 7.1 |
| Primary and secondary | -7.1 | -4.7 | -4.3 | -3.4 | -3.5 |
| Gross international reserves | 1,480 | 1,677 | 2,102 | 2,802 | 2,902 |
| Months of G&S import cover | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Memorandum items | |||||
| Nominal GDP (Trillion kip) | 217.1 | 279.5 | 332.8 | 374.1 | 410.5 |
(P): Projections
Source: World Bank Report: Lao Economic Monitor, December 2025.
