Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Laos
Laos: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 136.34 current US$ per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Laos, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 136.34 current US$ per person for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 285.6% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Laos peaked at 136.34 current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7593 current US$ per person, in 2021.
Laos ranks 117th 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 international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.55 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 12.49 current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 1997 | 11.84 current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 18.48 current US$ per person | +56.1% |
| 1999 | 16.1 current US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 19.56 current US$ per person | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 19.6 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 13.51 current US$ per person | -31.1% |
| 2004 | 21.1 current US$ per person | +56.1% |
| 2005 | 24.36 current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 26.83 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 31.37 current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 45.54 current US$ per person | +45.1% |
| 2009 | 43.42 current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 60.78 current US$ per person | +40.0% |
| 2011 | 64.26 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 70.72 current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 92.72 current US$ per person | +31.1% |
| 2014 | 95.84 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 106.59 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 103.78 current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 93.33 current US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 116.86 current US$ per person | +25.2% |
| 2019 | 134.57 current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 30.94 current US$ per person | -77.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7593 current US$ per person | -97.5% |
| 2022 | 35.36 current US$ per person | +4557.1% |
| 2023 | 136.34 current US$ per person | +285.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 136.34 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.74 current US$ per person, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 136.34 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 449.03 current US$ per person, 30% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita 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 | +4557.1% | 0.7593 current US$ per person | 35.36 current US$ per person |
| 2023 | +285.6% | 35.36 current US$ per person | 136.34 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.89 current US$ per person | 10.55 current US$ per person | 18.48 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 27.26 current US$ per person | 13.51 current US$ per person | 45.54 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.95 current US$ per person | 60.78 current US$ per person | 134.57 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.85 current US$ per person | 0.7593 current US$ per person | 136.34 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 114 Namibia 146.29 current US$ per person compare
- 115 Peru 142.02 current US$ per person compare
- 116 Kazakhstan 137.08 current US$ per person compare
- 118 Kyrgyzstan 118.55 current US$ per person compare
- 119 Argentina 117.84 current US$ per person compare
- 120 Paraguay 112.55 current US$ per person 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, per in Laos?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Laos was 136.34 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 136.34 current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7593 current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Laos rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Laos ranks 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.