The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Southeast Asia
Debt - external Laos, in 35 editions.
The entry for Laos published Debt - external in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 20 editions. Each is shown as published. Debt - external in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 20
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “External debt” (1990 to 1996), “Debt - external” (1997 to 2025), “Debt-external” (1998) and “Debt--external” (1999).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2023Published as “External debt”
$964 million (1989 est.)
$964 million (1989 est.)
The same text in 4 editions, 1991 to 1994.
Published as “External debt”
$1.1 billion (1990 est.)
$964 million (1989 $1.1 billion (1990 est.)
Published as “External debt”
$NA
$1.1 billion (1990 est.) $NA
Published as “External debt”
$2 billion (1995 est.)
$NA $2 billion (1995 est.)
$2 billion (1995 est.)
$2 billion (1995 est.)
Published as “Debt-external”
$1.2 billion (1996)
$2 $1.2 billion (1995 est.) (1996)
Published as “Debt--external”
$1.2 billion (1996)
$1.2 billion (1996)
$2.32 billion (1997 est.)
$1.2 $2.32 billion (1996) (1997 est.)
$2.46 billion (1998 est.)
$2.32 $2.46 billion (1997 (1998 est.)
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
$2.53 billion (1999)
$2.46 $2.53 billion (1998 est.) (1999)
The same text in 3 editions, 2004 to 2006.
$2.49 billion (2001)
$2.53 $2.49 billion (1999) (2001)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
$3.179 billion (2006)
$2.49 $3.179 billion (2001) (2006)
$3.179 billion (2006)
- country comparison to the world: 122
$3.179 billion (2006)
country comparison to the world:
122
$3.085 billion (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 126
- $3.179 billion (2006 est.)
$3.179 $3.085 billion (2006) (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world:122 126
$3.179 billion (2006 est.)
$4.635 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
$4.721 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$3.085 $4.635 billion (2009 (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world:126 115$3.179 $4.721 billion (2006 (31 December 2009 est.)
$5.599 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 110
$5.955 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$4.635 $5.599 billion (31 December 2010 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:115 110$4.721 $5.955 billion (31 December 2009 2011 est.)
$6.288 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
$6.158 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$5.599 $6.288 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:110 111$5.955 $6.158 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$6.69 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 110
$6.288 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$6.288 $6.69 billion (31 December 2012 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world:111 110$6.158 $6.288 billion (31 December 2011 2012 est.)
$7.52 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
$6.861 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
$6.69 $7.52 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
$6.861 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world:
110
$6.288 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$10.77 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
$10.72 billion (31 December 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
$7.52 $10.77 billion (31 December 2014 2015 est.)$6.861 $10.72 billion (31 December 2013 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113 105
$12.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$11.65 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
$10.77 $12.9 billion (31 December 2015 2016 est.)$10.72 $11.65 billion (31 December 2014 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
The same text in 6 editions, 2018 to 2023.
$14.9 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
$12.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
$12.9 $14.9 billion (31 December 2016 2017 est.)$11.65 $12.9 billion (31 December 2015 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
The entry for Laos did not include Debt - external.
$9.619 billion (2023 est.)
note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
$14.9 $9.619 billion (31 December 2017 (2023 est.)$12.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Laos: Debt - external.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/laos/debt-external.