Laos
LAO South-eastern AsiaState of play
A landlocked, one-party socialist republic and the least densely populated country in Southeast Asia.
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GDP growth4.54% per year · 2025▲ 9.86% vs previous
Military expenditure0.19% of GDP · 2013▼ 4.79% vs previous
Net energy imports-49.0% of use · 2022▼ 6.05% vs previousNet exporter: exports 49.0% of what it uses
Trade openness75.1% of GDP · 2016▼ 12.5% vs previous
Population7.9Mpeople · 2025▲ 1.33% vs previous
Displaced from here7Kpeople · 2025▼ 4.93% vs previous
Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)
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