🇱🇦Lao PDR: All Indicators

Arable land (% of land area) 2023 5.30 Arable land (hectares per person) 2023 0.16 Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 2015 0.00 Rural land area (sq. km) 2015 228,354.38 Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 2015 0.00 Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 2015 0.00 Surface area (sq. km) 2023 236,800.00 Urban land area (sq. km) 2015 542.17 Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 2015 0.00 Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 2015 0.00

Adjusted net national income per capita (annual % growth) 2016 11.87 Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) 2021 7.23 Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI) 2021 19.12 Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) 2021 2.61 Adjusted savings: energy depletion (% of GNI) 2021 0.00 Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (% of GNI) 2021 1.85 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) 2024 16.77 Coal rents (% of GDP) 2012 0.23 Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 2016 33.21 Forest rents (% of GDP) 2021 1.49 GDP (constant 2015 US$) 2024 21.14B GDP (current US$) 2024 16.50B GDP growth (annual %) 2024 4.13 GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) 2024 2,721.08 GDP per capita (current US$) 2024 2,123.98 GDP per capita growth (annual %) 2024 2.73 GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) 2024 8,600.32 GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) 2024 9,775.83 GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) 2024 66.82B GDP, PPP (current international $) 2024 75.96B GNI (current US$) 2024 15.46B GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 2024 2,000.00 GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) 2024 9,160.00 GNI, Atlas method (current US$) 2024 15.53B GNI, PPP (current international $) 2024 71.14B Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 2016 41.88 Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) 2024 29.05 Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 2024 14.05 Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 2024 23.13 Mineral rents (% of GDP) 2021 3.89 Natural gas rents (% of GDP) 2021 0.00 Oil rents (% of GDP) 2021 0.00 Services, value added (% of GDP) 2024 43.53 Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) 2021 5.38 Trade (% of GDP) 2016 75.09

Compulsory education, duration (years) 2025 9.00 Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) 2023 1.23 Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) 2023 75.64 Preprimary education, duration (years) 2025 6.00 Primary education, duration (years) 2025 5.00 School enrollment, primary (% gross) 2025 93.14 School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 2025 50.54 Secondary education, duration (years) 2025 7.00

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) 2023 11.10 Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) 2023 2.90 Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) 2023 23.60 Access to electricity (% of population) 2023 96.50 Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) 2023 95.20 Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) 2023 98.60 Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) 2023 1,664.71 Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) 2021 -10.00 Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) 2021 -4.49B Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) 2021 63.29

Bird species, threatened 2022 30.00 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 10,084.72 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 26.06 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 2024 3.35 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.08 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.02 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 1.52 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 2024 5.30 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 16.47 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 2.65 Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) 2023 11.01 Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 2024 1.23 Fish species, threatened 2022 56.00 Mammal species, threatened 2022 49.00 Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 128.35 Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 12.32 Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 2024 9.63 Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.54 Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 1.65 Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.01 Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.01 Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.01 Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.48 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 182.53 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 3.17 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 2024 2.49 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.06 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.01 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.01 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.41 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.06 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.03 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.10 PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 2020 22.32 PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 2017 100.00 Plant species (higher), threatened 2022 80.00 Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 2023 33.21 Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2015 0.00 Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2015 0.00 Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 2025 18.80 Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 2025 18.80 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 513.60 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 41.55 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 2024 5.35 Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2015 0.00

Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 2024 81.93 Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 2024 53.53 Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 2024 7.16 Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 2024 46.36 Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 2024 760.00 Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 2024 20.93 Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 2021 26.95 Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 2021 7.79 Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 2021 62.89 Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) 2021 2.37 Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 1.33 Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 2024 6.19 Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 2024 6.70 Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2024 2.40 Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 2023 1.71 Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 2024 67.00 Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 2024 67.00 Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 2024 69.00 International migrant stock (% of population) 2024 0.70 International migrant stock, total 2024 51,446.00 Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 2024 71.53 Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 2024 67.02 Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 2024 69.23 Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 2023 0.28 Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 2023 356.00 Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 2023 112.00 Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 2019 17.90 Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 2021 26.50 Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) 2021 23.10 Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 2021 29.90 Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 2019 195.30 Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 2019 169.00 Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 2019 226.30 Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 2021 0.35 Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 2021 0.21 Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 2021 0.48 Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 2019 20.50 Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 2024 134.06 Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 2024 198.27 Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 2024 27.20 Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 2024 23.50 Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 2024 30.60 Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 2024 13.10 Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 2024 29.40 Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 2024 25.60 Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 2024 32.90 Net migration 2025 -10,645.00 Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 2024 407.00 Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 2024 623.00 Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 2024 967.00 Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 2024 342.00 Number of infant deaths 2024 4,402.00 Number of maternal deaths 2023 180.00 Number of neonatal deaths 2024 2,134.00 Number of under-five deaths 2024 4,762.00 People practicing open defecation (% of population) 2024 8.73 People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 2024 95.86 People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 2024 88.73 Physicians (per 1,000 people) 2022 0.33 Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 2024 30.20 Population ages 0-14, female 2024 1.15M Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 2024 29.75 Population ages 0-14, male 2024 1.20M Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 2024 30.65 Population ages 0-14, total 2024 2.35M Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 2024 65.14 Population ages 15-64, female 2024 2.52M Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 2024 65.17 Population ages 15-64, male 2024 2.54M Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 2024 65.10 Population ages 15-64, total 2024 5.06M Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 2024 4.67 Population ages 65 and above, female 2024 196,433.00 Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 2024 5.08 Population ages 65 and above, male 2024 166,090.00 Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 2024 4.25 Population ages 65 and above, total 2024 362,523.00 Population growth (annual %) 2024 1.36 Population, female 2024 3.87M Population, female (% of total population) 2024 49.75 Population, male 2024 3.90M Population, male (% of total population) 2024 50.25 Population, total 2024 7.77M Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 2019 41.40 Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 2023 28.50 Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 2023 30.00 Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 2023 28.60 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 2024 2.70 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 2024 4.20 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 2024 2.10 Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 2024 6.70 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2025 21.95 Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 2024 6,556.00 Rural population 2024 4.70M Rural population (% of total population) 2024 60.44 Rural population growth (annual %) 2024 0.13 Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 2024 1.05 Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 2021 4.58 Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 2021 2.59 Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 2021 6.55 Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 2024 77.31 Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 2024 67.79 Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 2020 10.82 Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 2020 4.53 Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 2020 17.08 UHC service coverage index 2023 64.00 Urban population 2024 3.07M Urban population (% of total population) 2024 39.56 Urban population growth (annual %) 2024 3.27

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 68.60 Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 68.38 Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 68.79 Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 61.56 Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 70.63 Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 1.19

Gini index 2024 34.70 Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) 2024 15.00

Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2013 0.19

Individuals using the Internet (% of population) 2024 65.59 Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 2023 64.76 Scientific and technical journal articles 2022 83.93 Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) 2024 301.68

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) 2024 5.99 Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 2024 988.46M High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) 2023 7.42 Merchandise exports (current US$) 2024 9.39B Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) 2023 8.28B Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.00 Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.01 Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 13.31 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 83.98 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.05 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.00 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) 2020 0.01 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 2.64 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.01 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 2.71 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 83.98 Merchandise imports (current US$) 2024 8.66B Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) 2023 5.47B Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.00 Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.05 Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 17.44 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 81.87 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.04 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.05 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.00 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.54 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.06 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.69 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 81.87 Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 2024 109.37 Net ODA received (% of GNI) 2023 3.51 Personal remittances, paid (current US$) 2024 141.32M Real interest rate (%) 2010 12.29