Laos Visitor Arrivals

1995 - 2024 | Yearly | Person | CEIC Data

Key information about Laos Visitor Arrivals

  • Laos Visitor Arrivals recorded 4,120,832 person in Dec 2024, compared with 3,417,629 person in the previous year
  • Laos Visitor Arrivals data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1995 to Dec 2024
  • The data reached an all-time high of 4,791,065 person in Dec 2019 and a record low of 346,384 person in Dec 1995
Ministry of Information Culture and Tourism provides annual Tourist Arrivals. Tourist Arrivals include Same-Day Visitors. Tourist Arrivals from April 2020 to December 2021 have been missing from source due to a problem of data collection during the COVID-19 outbreak.

View Laos's Visitor Arrivals from 1995 to 2024 in the chart:

Laos Visitor Arrivals

What was Laos's Visitor Arrivals in 2024?

Laos Visitor Arrivals recorded 4,120,832 person in Dec 2024, compared with 3,417,629 person in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
4,120,832 2024 3,417,629 2023 346,384 1995 4,791,065 2019 Person yearly 1995 - 2024

Visitor Arrivals by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person) 5,159,011 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Algeria (Person) 493,533 2016 yearly 2003 - 2016
Argentina (Person) 616,016 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
Armenia (Person) 2,208,179 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Australia (Person) 696,500 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2025
Austria (Person) 2,136,830 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1974 - Oct 2025
Azerbaijan (Person) 796,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bahrain (Person) 1,909,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bangladesh (Person) 630,685 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Belarus (Person) 3,598,000 2020 yearly 2000 - 2020
Belgium (Person) 9,638,187 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Bolivia (Person) 323,300 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) 133,311 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Botswana (Person) 1,830,000 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Brazil (Person) 6,657,377 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Brunei (Person) 1,071,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Bulgaria (Person) 956,744 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Cambodia (Person) 472,952 May 2019 monthly Jan 1998 - May 2019
Canada (Person) 1,864,214 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Sep 2025
Chile (Person) 163,447 Mar 2020 monthly Jul 2016 - Mar 2020
China (Person) 4,096,200 Feb 2016 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2016
Colombia (Person) 501,006 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Aug 2025
Croatia (Person) 906,770 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 1999 - Oct 2025
Cyprus (Person) 537,744 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Czech Republic (Person) 37,202,000 2019 yearly 2003 - 2019
Denmark (Person) 15,595,000 2020 yearly 2003 - 2020
Ecuador (Person) 1,290,514 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Egypt (Person) 12,199,600 2022 yearly 1982 - 2022
Estonia (Person) 1,855,063 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
European Union (Person) 434,435,358 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Finland (Person) 239,517 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2025
France (Person) 117,109,000 2020 yearly 2004 - 2020
Georgia (Person) 1,513,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Germany (Person) 3,479,157 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2025
Greece (Person) 5,680,282 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) 2,013,537 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2006 - Oct 2025
Hungary (Person) 5,090,000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Iceland (Person) 488,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
India (Person) 550,000 Jun 2025 monthly Mar 1987 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (Person) 1,174,742 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Oct 2025
Iran (Person) 1,550,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Ireland (Person) 6,591,500 2024 yearly 2023 - 2024
Israel (Person) 122,500 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Italy (Person) 73,951,291 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Ivory Coast (Person) 668,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Japan (Person) 3,896,300 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1962 - Oct 2025
Jordan (Person) 3,537,076 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Kazakhstan (Person) 2,035,000 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Kenya (Person) 2,294,600 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
South Korea (Person) 1,736,642 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (Person) 149,707 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (Person) 11,332 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023
Kyrgyzstan (Person) 8,856,500 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Laos (Person) 4,120,832 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Latvia (Person) 628,315 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (Person) 2,796,991 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Lithuania (Person) 5,034,600 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Luxembourg (Person) 1,568,299 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (Person) 1,368,957 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (Person) 100,246 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2025
Malawi (Person) 871,000 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Malaysia (Person) 2,302,065 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Aug 2025
Malta (Person) 417,103 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Mauritius (Person) 128,903 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Mexico (Person) 3,203,803 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2025
Moldova (Person) 67,631 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Mongolia (Person) 727,386 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Montenegro (Person) 125,807 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Morocco (Person) 630,077 May 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2023
Myanmar (Person) 1,063,072 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Nepal (Person) 78,711 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2025
Netherlands (Person) 1,868,000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (Person) 239,304 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1978 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (Person) 5,265,000 2016 yearly 1995 - 2016
Norway (Person) 1,397,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Oman (Person) 869,000 2020 yearly 2001 - 2020
Panama (Person) 194,422 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2025
Paraguay (Person) 109,791 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Peru (Person) 284,236 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Philippines (Person) 396,852 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Poland (Person) 19,723,200 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Portugal (Person) 4,208,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Qatar (Person) 5,074,150 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Romania (Person) 916,132 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Russia (Person) 9,054,084 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Saudi Arabia (Person) 2,073,000 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2015
Serbia (Person) 204,278 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 2005 - Oct 2025
Singapore (Person) 883,133 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (Person) 2,165,345 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Slovenia (Person) 374,641 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
South Africa (Person) 11,729,224 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Spain (Person) 9,244,934 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Sri Lanka (Person) 165,193 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Oct 2025
Sudan (Person) 824,169 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Sweden (Person) 1,957,000 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Switzerland (Person) 1,091,507 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Syria (Person) 2,424,000 2019 yearly 1995 - 2019
Taiwan (Person) 601,339 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Sep 2025
Tajikistan (Person) 1,035,000 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Thailand (Person) 2,573,743 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025

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Laos Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.3 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 375.970 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 2,412.772 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 15.0 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LAK bn) 50,372.610 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LAK bn) 152,655.509 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LAK bn) 40,599.931 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Govt Budget: Total Expenditure (TE) (LAK bn) 31,002.850 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: TE: Capital Expenditure (LAK bn) 12,572.610 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: TE: Current Expenditure (CE) (LAK bn) 18,430.240 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: Income Tax (LAK bn) 1,619.010 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue (LAK bn) 21,795.660 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: VAT (LAK bn) 5,201.470 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: Excise Tax (LAK bn) 4,742.820 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 6.726 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 418.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,977.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 34.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,423.278 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 657.895 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 292.555 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,558.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 25.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 36,100.631 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 57,439.257 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 9.368 Aug 2025 monthly Feb 2005 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1.268 Aug 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 542.085 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 110.709 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Aug 2025
Exports: Mineral Products (USD mn) 462.100 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Imports: Crude Oil, Fuel, Lubricant and Others (USD mn) 297.920 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Exports: Wood Products, Pulp of Wood and Paper (USD mn) 194.390 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Equipment (USD mn) 188.310 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Exports: Agricultural Products (USD mn) 147.760 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Exports: Plastic and Rubber Products (USD mn) 142.090 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD mn) 259.880 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Imports: Iron, Steel and Other Metal Products (USD mn) 153.890 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Imports: Foods, Beverages, Pharmaceutical Products & Consumer Goods (USD mn) 220.430 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) 532,132.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: India (USD th) 101,542.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) 1,964,647.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: Japan (USD th) 93,722.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) 101,441.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) 2,883,854.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) 269,683.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) 1,390,684.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) 2,504,404.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) 3,844,420.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 88.616 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 210.618 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 99.478 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 110.567 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 309.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.3 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 327.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.1 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -88.987 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.8 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -88.987 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 10,350.5 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.128 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
BoP: FA: Porfolio Investment (USD mn) 361.05 Dec 2017 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2017
FDI: France (USD th) 0.000 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
FDI: China (USD th) 1,254,236.569 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
FDI: Korea (USD th) 6,183.504 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
FDI: Thailand (USD th) 341,152.687 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
FDI: Vietnam (USD th) 176,991.125 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
FDI (USD th) 7,927,677.215 2019 yearly 2010 - 2019
FDI: Mining and Quarrying (USD mn) 126.792 2017 yearly 2015 - 2017
FDI: Electricity, Gas and Air-Conditioning Supply (USD mn) 711.800 2017 yearly 2015 - 2017
FDI: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (USD mn) 381.683 2017 yearly 2015 - 2017
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) 1,500.203 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2017 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 1,074.015 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 16,240.862 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 15.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 2,642.9 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 31.692 May 2021 monthly Jan 1989 - May 2021
Total Deposits (USD mn) 17,130.491 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 12.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 11,888.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 10,651.867 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 15.11 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 56.96 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Monetary Survey: Broad Money (M2) (LAK bn) 286,965.565 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2024
Monetary Survey: Narrow Money (M1) (LAK bn) 16,961.698 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2024
Reserve Requirement Rate: LAK (%) 8.000 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits (LAK bn) 309,487.370 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2024
Commercial Banks (CB): Loans: Total (LAK bn) 189,193.228 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2024

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