Workers' Remittances, Paid (USD) fell 12.6% to USD 129 mil in Laos in 2023

Workers' Remittances, Paid (USD) (USD mil), 2023
Economy | Laos | September 1, 2025
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Workers' remittances paid fell 12.6% to USD 129 mil in Laos in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, workers' remittances paid in Laos reached an all time high of USD 148 mil in 2022 and an all time low of USD 0.200 mil in 1992.

Laos has been ranked 116th within the group of 148 countries we follow in terms of workers' remittances paid, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Workers' Remittances, Paid (USD) Unit 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Cambodia USD mil 310 279 226 259 302
China USD mil 16,548 15,135 18,296 22,958 22,156
India USD mil 6,782 7,532 7,011 8,181 10,089
Japan USD mil 6,151 6,828 8,245 6,134 4,530
Laos USD mil 124 106 96.3 127 148 ...
Malaysia USD mil 10,916 11,398 9,090 8,635 9,090
Myanmar USD mil ... ... ... ... ... ... 151 179 ... ... ... ... ...
Russia USD mil 22,308 22,217 16,872 16,820 5,787
Thailand USD mil ... ... ... ... ... 4,924 8,913 7,879 7,584 6,503
USA USD mil 66,836 71,583 66,126 73,551 87,025
Vietnam USD mil ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...