Net official development assistance and official … aid unit GDP 2023 in Laos
Laos: Net official development assistance and official … aid unit GDP 2023 was 0.0325 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Laos, 1984–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.0325 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP for net official development assistance and official aid received in 2023.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Laos peaked at 0.2438 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0279 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
That places Laos 63rd 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 official development assistance and official … aid unit GDP 2023 in Laos, year by year
| Year | constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.0505 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0.0377 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.4% |
| 1986 | 0.048 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0838 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +74.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1845 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +120.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2438 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1781 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1501 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1748 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1593 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1559 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1508 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1633 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1801 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2166 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2003 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.169 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1673 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1822 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1528 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1104 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1017 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0848 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0853 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0646 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0464 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0401 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0381 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0344 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.035 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0353 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0279 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0304 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.034 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0359 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0291 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0306 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0367 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0325 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0325 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.029 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0325 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0336 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance and official … aid unit GDP 2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +120.2% | 0.0838 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1845 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1081 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0377 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2438 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.1729 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1501 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2166 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1218 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0646 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1822 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0357 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0279 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0464 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0322 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0291 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0367 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 60 Sudan 0.0348 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Fiji 0.0347 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 Nicaragua 0.0327 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Maldives 0.0303 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0294 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 0.029 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More aid effectiveness data for Laos
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 633,383 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 42,326 current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 569,498 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 56.64 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 17.10 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 26.81 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 15.67 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 135,203 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 119,973 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 41.74 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance and official aid received in Laos?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in Laos was 0.0325 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2438 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0279 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Laos rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Laos ranks 63rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Net official development assistance and official aid received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.