Country
Lao PDR LAO
score date 2026-10-09 · 30d -2.0
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap52.1
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-09-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical49.6
GDELT · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Growth67.7
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity38.5
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Governance26.7
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Lao PDR sovereign credibility, in brief
Lao PDR scores 48.5 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 35–50. That ranks it 12 of 14 in East Asia & Pacific, the 21st percentile of the region. The score has fallen 1.9 points over the past seven days. CPI 7.8% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (49/100) | slightly weakening.
As of 2026-10-09 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 12/14 in East Asia & Pacific · 21th percentile
Region avg 54.8 · best 65.6 · worst 16.6
90-day trend
External pulse
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -1.3%
- as of 2026-10-10
Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 274.1 | 2026-08-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | 3.2% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 6.0% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 4.5% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 79.7K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -8.3% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 1.5% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 2.4 mo | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 75.1% | 2016-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 1.2% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 1.2% | 2022-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 115.4% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $2,325 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 66.0% | 2022-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -1.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 0.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -0.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -1.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
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