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Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) … unit in Laos

Laos: Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) … unit was 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
47th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.1524 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1999
All-time low
0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1985
Years of data
40
1984–2023

Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$), per in Laos, 1984–2023

00.050.10.151984200320231984: 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.061 current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.062 current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.062 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.067 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.072 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.084 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.103 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.086 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.103 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.152 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.117 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.098 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.066 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.061 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.059 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.045 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.049 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Laos recorded 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP for net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per in 2023.

The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per in Laos peaked at 0.1524 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1985.

That places Laos 47th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) … unit in Laos, year by year

Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1984 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1985 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.9%
1986 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP +70.6%
1987 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP +162.6%
1988 0.0613 current US$ per US$ of GDP +108.6%
1989 0.0619 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.1%
1990 0.0617 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.4%
1991 0.0673 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.2%
1992 0.0709 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.3%
1993 0.0721 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.7%
1994 0.0844 current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.0%
1995 0.1027 current US$ per US$ of GDP +21.6%
1996 0.0858 current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.5%
1997 0.1032 current US$ per US$ of GDP +20.3%
1998 0.1404 current US$ per US$ of GDP +36.1%
1999 0.1524 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.5%
2000 0.1174 current US$ per US$ of GDP -23.0%
2001 0.0904 current US$ per US$ of GDP -23.0%
2002 0.1069 current US$ per US$ of GDP +18.2%
2003 0.0985 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.9%
2004 0.0798 current US$ per US$ of GDP -18.9%
2005 0.066 current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.3%
2006 0.0608 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.9%
2007 0.0589 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.2%
2008 0.0448 current US$ per US$ of GDP -23.9%
2009 0.0493 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.0%
2010 0.0424 current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.0%
2011 0.0335 current US$ per US$ of GDP -21.0%
2012 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.8%
2013 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP -20.2%
2014 0.0248 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.3%
2015 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.6%
2016 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP -30.7%
2017 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.7%
2018 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP +19.7%
2019 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.6%
2020 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.5%
2021 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP +23.1%
2022 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.5%
2023 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.3%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) … 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.

YearChange FromTo
1987 +162.6% 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0619 current US$ per US$ of GDP 6
1990s 0.0941 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0617 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1524 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0448 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1174 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0424 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 44 Fiji 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 45 Guinea-Bissau 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 46 Benin 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 48 Uganda 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 49 Sudan 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 50 Zambia 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per in Laos?
Net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per in Laos was 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 0.1524 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
What is the lowest net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
How does Laos rank for net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per?
Laos ranks 47th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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 Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
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Coverage
221 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2023
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Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.