Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 6.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1995–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 6.6%.
That represents a change of up 281.7% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 7.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 54th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.9% | — |
| 1996 | 3.4% | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | +117.0% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -22.0% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -39.2% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +35.5% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -77.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -97.5% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +5648.7% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +281.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 2.9% | 7.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.8% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 0.0% | 6.6% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,869 constant 2015 US$ per person (2016)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,503 current US$ per person (2016)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 8,829 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 20.34 million current LCU per person (2016)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 6.6% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.