Laos vs Panama: Net capital account

Laos
1.64 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Panama
2.31 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Laos rank
131st
Panama rank
128th

Net capital account over time

  • Laos
  • Panama
050.0M100.0M150.0M199220082025

How they compare

Panama currently reports 2.31 million BoP, current US$ against 1.64 million BoP, current US$ in Laos, a difference of 672,560 BoP, current US$.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.4 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Laos ahead.

Globally, Laos ranks 131st and Panama ranks 128th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Net capital account (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,908 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.