- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- UN DESA World Population Prospects via World Development Indicators
East Asia & Pacific
Lao PDR
- ISO:
- LAO / LA
- Capital:
- Vientiane
- Income group:
- Lower middle income
Key indicators
Most recent period reported by each source for this economy.
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- World Bank & OECD national accounts via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- World Bank & OECD national accounts via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- World Bank & OECD national accounts via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- IMF International Financial Statistics via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- UN DESA World Population Prospects via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2023
- Source
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank, WHO (Tracking SDG7) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2022
- Source
- IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank, WHO (Tracking SDG7) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- EDGAR, European Commission JRC via World Development Indicators
Population
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- UN DESA World Population Prospects via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- UN DESA World Population Prospects via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- UN DESA World Population Prospects via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- UN DESA World Population Prospects via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- UN DESA World Urbanization Prospects via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- UN DESA World Population Prospects via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2100
- Source
- UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024 via World Population Prospects 2024
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2100
- Source
- UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024 via World Population Prospects 2024
Economy
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2016
- Source
- World Bank & OECD national accounts via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2016
- Source
- World Bank & OECD national accounts via World Development Indicators
Environment
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- EDGAR, European Commission JRC via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment via World Development Indicators
Atmospheric CO₂
No data reported by NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, marine surface sites.
Temperature anomaly (monthly)
No data reported by NASA GISS Surface Temperature Analysis v4.
Temperature anomaly
No data reported by NASA GISS Surface Temperature Analysis v4.
Technology
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2023
- Source
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2023
- Source
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU) via World Development Indicators
Health
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2023
- Source
- WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank, UN DESA (MMEIG) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2023
- Source
- World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure Database via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2100
- Source
- UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024 via World Population Prospects 2024
Education
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2023
- Source
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2023
- Source
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics via World Development Indicators
Energy
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2021
- Source
- International Energy Agency (IEA) statistics via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- IEA, UN Statistics Division via World Development Indicators
Agriculture
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAOSTAT) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAOSTAT) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAOSTAT) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- World Bank & OECD national accounts via World Development Indicators
Geography
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAOSTAT) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAOSTAT) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2024
- Source
- FAO & UN DESA World Population Prospects via World Development Indicators
Transportation
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2023
- Source
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2023
- Source
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) via World Development Indicators
Government
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2022
- Source
- IMF Government Finance Statistics via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2013
- Source
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) via World Development Indicators
Science & Space
R&D spending
Latest available0.04%
percent of GDP
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2002
- Source
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics via World Development Indicators
Researchers
Latest available16
researchers per million people
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2002
- Source
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2023
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Science & Engineering Indicators via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2023
- Source
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) via World Development Indicators
Crime & Safety
Homicide rate
No data reported by UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2019
- Source
- World Health Organization Global Health Estimates via World Development Indicators
Culture & Entertainment
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2020
- Source
- UN Tourism (UNWTO) via World Development Indicators
- Scope
- Lao PDR
- Period
- 2020
- Source
- UN Tourism (UNWTO) via World Development Indicators
4 of 58 indicators have no reported value for Lao PDR. Gaps are shown rather than estimated.