Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Laos
Laos: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Laos, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Laos stood at 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Laos peaked at 0.0794 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Laos ranks 61st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Laos, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -80.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +182.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +93.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0602 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +112.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0757 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0794 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0695 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0554 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -98.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14486.6% |
| 2023 | 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +14486.6% | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0794 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 58 Austria 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Macao 0.0355 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 Jordan 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 El Salvador 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 63 Cape Verde 0.0343 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Malaysia 0.0337 current 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Laos?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Laos was 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0794 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Laos rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Laos ranks 61st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed 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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.