Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Laos
Laos: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual was 290.98 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Laos, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Laos stood at 290.98 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 398.4% on the previous year and up 782.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Laos peaked at 290.98 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -97.51 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Laos ranks 5th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Laos, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 21.15 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -3.17 % change on previous year | -115.0% |
| 1998 | 59.02 % change on previous year | -1959.0% |
| 1999 | -11.34 % change on previous year | -119.2% |
| 2002 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -116.3% |
| 2003 | -30 % change on previous year | -1720.0% |
| 2004 | 58.44 % change on previous year | -294.8% |
| 2005 | 17.21 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 2006 | 11.89 % change on previous year | -30.9% |
| 2007 | 18.75 % change on previous year | +57.7% |
| 2008 | 47.37 % change on previous year | +152.6% |
| 2009 | -3.21 % change on previous year | -106.8% |
| 2010 | 42.07 % change on previous year | -1408.7% |
| 2011 | 7.27 % change on previous year | -82.7% |
| 2012 | 11.62 % change on previous year | +59.8% |
| 2013 | 32.97 % change on previous year | +183.7% |
| 2014 | 4.8 % change on previous year | -85.5% |
| 2015 | 12.86 % change on previous year | +168.1% |
| 2016 | -1.1 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 2017 | -8.65 % change on previous year | +683.6% |
| 2018 | 27.18 % change on previous year | -414.3% |
| 2019 | 16.93 % change on previous year | -37.7% |
| 2020 | -76.66 % change on previous year | -552.9% |
| 2021 | -97.51 % change on previous year | +27.2% |
| 2023 | 290.98 % change on previous year | -398.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 290.98 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.38 % change on previous year, 39.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 290.98 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4 % change on previous year, 18.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1959.0% | -3.17 % change on previous year | 59.02 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | -1720.0% | 1.85 % change on previous year | -30 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +1408.7% | -3.21 % change on previous year | 42.07 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.41 % change on previous year | -11.34 % change on previous year | 59.02 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2000s | 15.29 % change on previous year | -30 % change on previous year | 58.44 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.59 % change on previous year | -8.65 % change on previous year | 42.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.94 % change on previous year | -97.51 % change on previous year | 290.98 % change on previous year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 2 Guyana 686.19 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Tuvalu 525.16 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Taiwan 293.14 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Palau 290.62 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Madagascar 245.05 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Macao 233.88 % change on previous year 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 international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Laos?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Laos was 290.98 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 290.98 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -97.51 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Laos rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual?
- Laos ranks 5th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 782.5%. 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 international visitors while visiting a country, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.