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Lao PDR - Current Account Balance 1982

Current account balance as % of GDP · World Bank
-4.52% +0.41% from 1981 Global rank: 82nd

Lao PDR's current account balance was -4.52% in 1982, increased +0.41% from -4.93% in 1981. This was the 82nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1982▾
Current Account Balance by Country - 1982
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Bhutan -47.27% -1,494.9%
2nd Maldives -39.87% -541.4%
3rd Myanmar -34.02% -19.3%
4th Mongolia -33.13% 5.2%
5th São Tomé and Principe -31.06% -31.7%
6th Benin -29.75% -75.8%
7th Guyana -29.32% 0.5%
8th Seychelles -25.85% -111.7%
9th Antigua and Barbuda -24.99% -14.2%
10th Mauritania -24.94% -87.4%
11th Eswatini -21.18% -102.0%
12th Nicaragua -20.94% 23.7%
13th Papua New Guinea -18.78% -83.7%
14th Guinea-Bissau -18.48% -77.6%
15th St. Lucia -16.80% 3.0%
16th Congo, Republic of -15.34% 40.9%
17th Zambia -14.48% 26.9%
18th Botswana -14.25% 51.4%
19th Grenada -14.11% -17.7%
20th Mozambique -13.56% -19.4%
21st Malaysia -13.38% -48.0%
22nd Sierra Leone -13.11% -189.0%
23rd Solomon Islands -12.97% -19.4%
24th Chile -11.69% 15.1%
25th Niger -11.54% -94.3%
26th Sri Lanka -11.50% 7.5%
27th Jamaica -11.48% 23.5%
28th Portugal -10.67% 26.0%
29th Morocco -10.55% -79.6%
30th Cabo Verde -10.55% 16.3%
31st Burundi -10.48% -79.1%
32nd Costa Rica -10.23% 35.8%
33rd St. Kitts and Nevis -10.14% -74.6%
34th Gambia, The -9.93% -66.3%
35th Côte d'Ivoire -9.85% 19.8%
36th St. Vincent and the Grenadines -9.50% -1,112.6%
37th Ireland -8.78% 30.5%
38th Dominica -8.72% 44.1%
39th Cyprus -8.25% -7.7%
40th Tunisia -8.14% 8.1%
41st Kiribati -8.11% -131.5%
42nd Singapore -8.06% 24.9%
43rd Iceland -7.86% -92.3%
44th Colombia -7.84% -130.6%
45th Israel -7.72% -50.1%
46th Philippines -7.58% -49.8%
47th Togo -7.48% -173.8%
48th Zimbabwe -7.39% -8.6%
49th Peru -7.38% 23.7%
50th Trinidad and Tobago -7.36% -226.3%
51st New Zealand -7.36% -49.4%
52nd Belize -7.32% -270.6%
53rd Bahamas, The -7.31% -139.7%
54th Jordan -7.11% -706.7%
55th Fiji -7.06% 47.7%
56th Korea -6.93% 20.6%
57th Paraguay -6.92% 3.4%
58th Mali -6.86% 18.7%
59th Barbados -6.85% 37.3%
60th Egypt, Arab Republic of -6.69% -54.5%
61st Haiti -6.68% -87.2%
62nd Senegal -6.62% 42.4%
63rd Malawi -6.50% -35.0%
64th Vanuatu -6.40% -151.9%
65th Honduras -6.31% 15.8%
66th Madagascar -6.26% 17.9%
67th Angola -6.05% -170.1%
68th Brazil -6.01% 14.1%
69th Ecuador -5.93% 1.9%
70th Indonesia -5.91% -991.5%
71st Cameroon -5.83% -21.5%
72nd Central African Republic -5.70% -914.0%
73rd Comoros -5.42% -41.6%
74th Dominican Republic -5.35% -33.3%
75th Nigeria -5.10% -29.6%
76th Rwanda -4.99% -17.9%
77th Samoa -4.98% 64.1%
78th Burkina Faso -4.76% -134.8%
79th Kenya -4.75% -7.1%
80th Libya -4.62% 59.5%
81st Guatemala -4.58% 32.6%
82nd Lao PDR -4.52% 8.3%
83rd Australia -4.11% -1.2%
84th South Africa -4.10% 25.7%
85th Suriname -3.84% -100.7%
86th Mauritius -3.76% 69.8%
87th Denmark -3.76% -23.2%
88th Tanzania -3.76% -20.2%
89th Guinea -3.65% -18.3%
90th Albania -3.59% -688.8%
91st Nepal -3.57% 9.4%
92nd El Salvador -3.53% 0.4%
93rd Greece -3.51% 23.8%
94th Panama -3.36% 69.7%
95th Uganda -3.21% -1,628.5%
96th Mexico -3.19% 45.7%
97th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -3.10% 61.7%
98th Poland -2.96% 59.9%
99th Belgium -2.90% 29.2%
100th Sweden -2.88% -32.5%
101st Sudan -2.80% 86.7%
102nd Argentina -2.79% 7.4%
103rd Thailand -2.74% 61.6%
104th Bangladesh -2.70% -52.1%
105th Ghana -2.66% -221.8%
106th Viet Nam -2.64% 37.2%
107th Pakistan -2.59% -39.0%
108th Uruguay -2.56% 38.8%
109th Spain -2.32% 7.0%
110th Hungary -2.20% 61.9%
111th France -2.09% -169.7%
112th Finland -1.75% -92.4%
113th Italy -1.73% 51.3%
114th Syrian Arab Republic -1.53% 45.2%
115th Türkiye -1.48% 23.8%
116th India -1.26% 23.3%
117th Congo, Democratic Republic of -0.80% 9.4%
118th Hong Kong SAR, China -0.55% 78.1%
119th Algeria -0.41% 6.9%
120th United States -0.35% -321.1%
121st Liberia 0.01% -95.5%
122nd Canada 0.57% 113.7%
123rd Japan 0.59% 54.7%
124th Germany 0.71% 203.8%
125th Bulgaria 0.92% 205.0%
126th Malta 1.00% -85.6%
127th Austria 1.01% 123.1%
128th Norway 1.02% -67.9%
129th United Kingdom 1.55% -8.4%
130th Romania 1.89% 226.6%
131st Switzerland 2.20% -6.8%
132nd Chad 2.22% 7.3%
133rd China 2.76% -
134th Netherlands 3.17% 34.6%
135th Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.55% 230.3%
136th Saudi Arabia 4.94% -77.0%
137th Tonga 5.46% 87.4%
138th Oman 6.47% -58.4%
139th Gabon 8.55% -45.1%
140th Bahrain 10.27% 1.1%
141st United Arab Emirates 16.20% -30.1%
142nd Kuwait 23.00% -57.8%
143rd Lebanon 37.81% 294.8%
144th Lesotho 38.01% 416.0%
145th Qatar 87.06% -21.9%
Source: World Bank (BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was Lao PDR's current account balance in 1982?▾

Lao PDR's current account balance in 1982 was -4.52%. This ranked 82nd globally.

How did Lao PDR's current account balance change in 1982?▾

Lao PDR's current account balance increased by 8.3% in 1982 compared to 1981.

Which country had the highest current account balance in 1982?▾

Qatar had the highest current account balance in 1982 at 87.06%.

What is the current account balance of Lao PDR in 1982?▾

The current account balance of Lao PDR in 1982 was -4.52%. This ranked 82nd globally.

How does 1982 compare to 1981 for Lao PDR's current account balance?▾

Lao PDR's current account balance went from -4.93% in 1981 to -4.52% in 1982, a 8.3% increase.

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