Vulnerability score in Laos
Laos: Vulnerability score was 0.4858 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Vulnerability score in Laos, 2015–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.4858 for vulnerability score in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerability score in Laos peaked at 0.4858 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.468, in 2018.
That places Laos 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Vulnerability score in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.48 | — |
| 2016 | 0.4833 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4753 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.468 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4751 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4735 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4838 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4842 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4858 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4858 | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.4858 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4941, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.4858 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4742, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4763 | 0.468 | 0.4833 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4826 | 0.4735 | 0.4858 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More economy & growth data for Laos
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerability score in Laos?
- Vulnerability score in Laos was 0.4858 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vulnerability score recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4858 in 2023.
- What is the lowest vulnerability score recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.468 in 2018.
- How does Laos rank for vulnerability score?
- Laos ranks 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vulnerability score rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Vulnerability score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ND-GAIN index is a global free open-source index, that measures a country’s current vulnerability to climate disruptions and assesses a country’s readiness to leverage private and public sector investment for adaptive actions. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN index is an adaptation of the original index, adjusted by IMF staff to replace the Doing Business (DB) Index, used as source data in the original ND-GAIN, because the DB database has been discontinued by the World Bank in 2020 and it is no longer allowed in IMF work. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN is an interim solution offered by IMF staff until the ND-GAIN compilers will review the methodology and replace the DB index.