Lao PDR's net capital account (BoP, current US$) was US$1.11 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 96.9% from US$35.9 million in 2015 (29.35% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.11 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$12.62 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$35.9 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$50.4 million | 2014 |
| Lowest | US$1.11 million | 2025 |
| Average since 2016 | US$9.93 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$49.54 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Lao PDR's net capital account (BoP, current US$) fell 32.1% on 2024 (from US$1.64 million to US$1.11 million).
Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2013 to 2024), the average change was −4% and a typical year strayed about 82.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 239.7% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 81.3% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$2.48 million a year. A straight line explains 87% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Lao PDR had the 83rd highest value of the 122 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Lao PDR in the 2025 ranking
- Bolivia — 80th of 122: US$1.97 million
- Eswatini — 81st of 122: US$1.97 million
- Uruguay — 82nd of 122: US$1.31 million
- Suriname — 84th of 122: US$1.06 million
- Trinidad and Tobago — 85th of 122: US$546,841
- Timor-Leste — 86th of 122: US$211,453
What this measures
Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 14 values
| Year | Net capital account (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,112,634 |
| 2024 | 1,637,930 |
| 2023 | 2,440,216 |
| 2022 | 8,024,270 |
| 2021 | 2,362,260 |
| 2020 | 12,622,086 |
| 2019 | 14,860,673 |
| 2018 | 12,460,340 |
| 2017 | 21,844,069 |
| 2016 | 21,950,590 |
| 2015 |
Net capital account (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — −US$2.49 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — US$187.74 million (2025)
- China — −US$188.48 million (2025)
- Fiji — US$3.43 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — −US$3.35 million (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — −US$70.97 million (2025)
- Indonesia — US$352.05 million (2025)
- Japan — −US$2.91 billion (2025)
- Kiribati — US$28.79 million (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — US$258 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Lao PDR
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$347.91 million (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$90.18 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan (current US$) — US$41.74 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$435.39 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$514.84 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$514.84 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$514.84 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Lao PDR's net capital account (BoP, current US$)?
- US$1.11 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2012?
- It is down 97.75% from US$49.54 million in 2012 (25.32% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$50.4 million in 2014 and the lowest US$1.11 million in 2025.
- How does Lao PDR rank?
- 83rd highest of 122 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net capital account (BoP, current US$) unusual for Lao PDR?
- In 2025, Lao PDR's net capital account (BoP, current US$) fell 32.1% on 2024 (from US$1.64 million to US$1.11 million). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2013 to 2024), the average change was −4% and a typical year strayed about 82.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.TRF.KOGT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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