Laos geopolitical profile
National context alongside 69 of 194 possible reviewed directions from Laos. Relationship scores remain directional: the reverse country view may differ.
1Cooperative68Mixed
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2026 OUTLOOK · ESTIMATES
Current-year economic outlook
IMF projections are shown separately from observed World Bank data and may be revised.
IMF World Economic Outlook · April 2026 database · published 2026-04-14 · downloaded 2026-09-25
GDP per capita$2.3K
2015 $2.1K → 2025 $2.3KGDP growth4.5%
2015 7.3% → 2025 4.5%Inflation7.7%
2015 1.3% → 2025 7.7%Population7.9M
2015 6.8M → 2025 7.9MWorld Bank Indicators API · downloaded 2026-09-17 · each card uses its latest available year · CC BY 4.0
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Geopolitical position
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CURRENT REVIEWED LAYER
Relationships from Laos
Sorted from highest to lowest for navigation, not as a league table. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties. Select a row for the evidence-backed directional page and its reciprocal comparison.
CountryScoreBandConfidenceEvidence
ChinaLAO → CHN+22Cooperative73%Documented bilateral evidenceMalaysiaLAO → MYS+9Mixed57%Broad sourced evidencePhilippinesLAO → PHL+9Mixed57%Broad sourced evidenceSingaporeLAO → SGP+9Mixed57%Broad sourced evidenceThailandLAO → THA+9Mixed57%Broad sourced evidenceVietnamLAO → VNM+9Mixed57%Broad sourced evidenceIndonesiaLAO → IDN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceAlgeriaLAO → DZA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyAngolaLAO → AGO+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyAustraliaLAO → AUS+5Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidenceBangladeshLAO → BGD+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyBrazilLAO → BRA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyChileLAO → CHL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyColombiaLAO → COL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyDominican RepublicLAO → DOM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEcuadorLAO → ECU+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEgyptLAO → EGY+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEthiopiaLAO → ETH+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyGhanaLAO → GHA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyGuatemalaLAO → GTM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyIraqLAO → IRQ+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyKazakhstanLAO → KAZ+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyKenyaLAO → KEN+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyKuwaitLAO → KWT+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMexicoLAO → MEX+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMoroccoLAO → MAR+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNew ZealandLAO → NZL+5Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidenceNigeriaLAO → NGA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPakistanLAO → PAK+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPeruLAO → PER+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyQatarLAO → QAT+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySaudi ArabiaLAO → SAU+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySouth AfricaLAO → ZAF+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUnited Arab EmiratesLAO → ARE+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUzbekistanLAO → UZB+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyAustriaLAO → AUT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBelgiumLAO → BEL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCroatiaLAO → HRV+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceDenmarkLAO → DNK+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceFinlandLAO → FIN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGermanyLAO → DEU+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceGreeceLAO → GRC+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceIndiaLAO → IND+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceIrelandLAO → IRL+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceJapanLAO → JPN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceNetherlandsLAO → NLD+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePortugalLAO → PRT+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceRussiaLAO → RUS+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSouth KoreaLAO → KOR+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSwedenLAO → SWE+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceBulgariaLAO → BGR+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCanadaLAO → CAN+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceCzechiaLAO → CZE+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceFranceLAO → FRA+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceHungaryLAO → HUN+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceIranLAO → IRN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyItalyLAO → ITA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyNorwayLAO → NOR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyPolandLAO → POL+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceRomaniaLAO → ROU+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceSlovakiaLAO → SVK+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySpainLAO → ESP+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlySwitzerlandLAO → CHE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyTürkiyeLAO → TUR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUnited KingdomLAO → GBR+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceArgentinaLAO → ARG0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUkraineLAO → UKR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyUnited StatesLAO → USA-1Mixed53%Documented bilateral evidenceIsraelLAO → ISR-5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyEvery component begins at zero. Only documented rules and measured thresholds alter the score; unavailable evidence is not converted into a neutral assumption. Gaps below 5 points should not be interpreted as a meaningful ranking.