Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Laos
Laos: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.0265 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Laos, 1984–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.0265 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Laos peaked at 0.1896 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0239 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
That places Laos 57th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Laos, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.0371 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0.032 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1986 | 0.042 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0798 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +90.0% |
| 1988 | 0.167 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +109.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1391 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1161 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1991 | 0.113 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1197 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1117 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1194 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1157 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1379 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1418 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1896 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1748 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1503 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1374 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1503 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1222 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 0.092 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0895 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0776 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0696 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0598 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0589 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0405 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0391 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0438 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0361 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0348 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0299 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0275 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0239 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0277 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0254 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0246 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0263 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0292 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0281 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0265 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0265 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0178 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0265 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0222 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +109.3% | 0.0798 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.167 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1987 | +90.0% | 0.042 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0798 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0828 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.032 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.167 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.134 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1117 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1896 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0589 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1503 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0329 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0239 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0438 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0269 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0246 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0292 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 54 Senegal 0.0306 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 Cape Verde 0.0295 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Benin 0.0266 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 58 Eswatini 0.0235 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0215 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 Zimbabwe 0.0213 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Laos?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Laos was 0.0265 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1896 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0239 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Laos rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Laos ranks 57th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.