Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Laos
Laos: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Laos, 2008–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and up 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Laos peaked at 0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2010.
That places Laos 104th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Laos, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2009 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +876.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +876.6% | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 101 Lithuania 0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 Bulgaria 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 103 Indonesia 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Cameroon 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Palestine 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Laos
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.39 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 60.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 19.21 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 52.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Laos?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Laos was 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- How does Laos rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Laos ranks 104th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.