External Debt (Percentage of GDP) - Lao PDR
Value & RankThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Lao PDR is 66.2 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 58.
Lao PDR compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Lao PDR is similar to that of Qatar, Macedonia, Romania, Bhutan, Cape Verde, Jordan, Belize, Lithuania, Samoa, Lebanon with a respective External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 70.1, 70.0, 69.7, 68.3, 67.9, 64.7, 64.0, 63.3, 62.1, 61.5 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63.Last 10 years averageLao PDR had an average External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 93.5 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Lao PDR during the Great RecessionLao PDR's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 28.8% during the Great RecessionLao PDR since the end of the Great RecessionLao PDR's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 18.2% since the end of the Great Recession
Lao PDR compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Lao PDR is similar to that of Qatar, Macedonia, Romania, Bhutan, Cape Verde, Jordan, Belize, Lithuania, Samoa, Lebanon with a respective External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 70.1, 70.0, 69.7, 68.3, 67.9, 64.7, 64.0, 63.3, 62.1, 61.5 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63.Last 10 years averageLao PDR had an average External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 93.5 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Lao PDR during the Great RecessionLao PDR's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 28.8% during the Great RecessionLao PDR since the end of the Great RecessionLao PDR's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 18.2% since the end of the Great Recession
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Qatar | 53 | 70.1 |
Macedonia | 54 | 70.0 |
Romania | 55 | 69.7 |
Bhutan | 56 | 68.3 |
Cape Verde | 57 | 67.9 |
Lao PDR | 58 | 66.2 |
Jordan | 59 | 64.7 |
Belize | 60 | 64.0 |
Lithuania | 61 | 63.3 |
Samoa | 62 | 62.1 |
Lebanon | 63 | 61.5 |
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Data Source:
Compiled from multiple sources
Compiled from multiple sources