Laos vs Russia: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Laos |  Russia |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $18B | $1.7T |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 6.5% | 2.3% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 7% | 0.5% |
| Population | 6.9M | 146.8M |
| GDP per capita | $2.5k | $11k |
| GDP per capita growth | 4.62% | 2.26% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 2901.2 | 25.64 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.34 | 0.41 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $7.9k | $29k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $17.3B | $1.5T |
| GNI per capita | $2.5k | $10k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $50.1B | $3.9T |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $7.1k | $26k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Laos | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 24% | 13% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 24% | 20% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 2% | 2.9% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 1.9% | 10.3% |
| Unemployment | 0.6% | 4.7% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 55.5 | 61 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 5.8 | 6.56 |
| Human Freedom Index | 6.2 | 6.49 |
| Property Rights Index | 42.5 | 56.8 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 37.3 | 44.4 |
| Business Freedom Index | 54.3 | 80.2 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 53.3 | 98.7 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 58.6 | 52.1 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 35 | 30 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 20 | 30 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 82 | 77.8 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 76.8 | 68.2 |
| Government Spending Index | 86.6 | 63.8 |
| Tax Burden Index | 87 | 88.5 |
| Government Integrity Index | 32 | 41.3 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 29 | 28 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 67.3 | 72.1 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 8.6 | 31 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 16.6 | 18 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 7 | 9.2 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 3.8M | 24.6M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Laos | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 63% | 14% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 90.2% | 28.1% |
| External debt stocks | $15.6B | $453.9B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 41.2% | 10.3% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 14.6% | 19.6% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | -1.2% | 8% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 17.6% | 30.2% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 29% | 22.7% |
| Total reserves including gold | $980.4M | $468.6B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $1.3B | $8.8B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Laos | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 33.2% | 30.7% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 41.9% | 20.8% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$1.4B | $113.5B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | N/A | 27.5% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $337.3M | $658.1M |
| Personal remittances received | $238.7M | $8.6B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 31.5% | 32.1% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 15.7% | 3.1% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | N/A | $6.3B |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | N/A | $876.1M |
| Expense, % of GDP | N/A | 28.9% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 21.1% | 34.7% |
