Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) - Lao PDR
Value & RankThe Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Lao PDR is -4.42 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 94.
Lao PDR compared to other CountriesThe Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Lao PDR is similar to that of Poland, United Kingdom, Lebanon, New Zealand, Australia, Haiti, Romania, Samoa, India, Barbados with a respective Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of -3.73, -3.75, -3.85, -4.06, -4.20, -4.42, -4.42, -4.73, -4.92, -4.93 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99.Last 5 years averageLao PDR had an average Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of -0.47 (% of GDP) in the last 5 years from (2007 to 2012).
Lao PDR during the Great RecessionLao PDR's Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 148% during the Great RecessionLao PDR since the end of the Great RecessionLao PDR's Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 323% since the end of the Great Recession
Lao PDR compared to other CountriesThe Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Lao PDR is similar to that of Poland, United Kingdom, Lebanon, New Zealand, Australia, Haiti, Romania, Samoa, India, Barbados with a respective Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of -3.73, -3.75, -3.85, -4.06, -4.20, -4.42, -4.42, -4.73, -4.92, -4.93 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99.Last 5 years averageLao PDR had an average Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of -0.47 (% of GDP) in the last 5 years from (2007 to 2012).
Lao PDR during the Great RecessionLao PDR's Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 148% during the Great RecessionLao PDR since the end of the Great RecessionLao PDR's Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 323% since the end of the Great Recession
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Poland | 89 | -3.73 |
United Kingdom | 90 | -3.75 |
Lebanon | 91 | -3.85 |
New Zealand | 92 | -4.06 |
Australia | 93 | -4.20 |
Lao PDR | 94 | -4.42 |
Haiti | 95 | -4.42 |
Romania | 96 | -4.42 |
Samoa | 97 | -4.73 |
India | 98 | -4.92 |
Barbados | 99 | -4.93 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators