Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Laos
Laos: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.066 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Laos, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Laos is 0.066 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 281.7% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Laos peaked at 0.0758 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Laos 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Laos, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0758 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +117.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0591 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0611 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0626 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0381 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0516 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0523 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0464 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0452 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0512 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0484 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0503 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 0.052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -77.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -97.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5648.6% |
| 2023 | 0.066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +281.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.066 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 4.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.066 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … 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 | +5648.6% | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2023 | +281.7% | 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.066 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1998 | +117.0% | 0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0758 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0758 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0505 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0381 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0626 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0478 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 0.0681 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0681 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Tunisia 0.0673 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 Spain 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Bermuda 0.0612 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 57 Palau 0.0606 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Laos?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Laos was 0.066 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0758 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Laos rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Laos ranks 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.