Net energy imports in Laos

Net imports covered -59.1% of energy use in Laos in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Laos, 2024 -59.1% % of energy use
Change from 2023 −8.4percentage points 2023: -50.7%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Laos (2024).
Position in 2024 109th of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Laos over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2024
Period LaosWorld
2024 -59.1% –
2023 -50.7% 14.6%
2022 -47.1% -0.7%
2021 -44.6% -0.2%
2020 -38.3% -1.2%
2019 -19.9% -1.1%
2018 -21.4% -1.3%
2017 -18.4% -0.8%
2016 -10.5% -1.2%
2015 3.9% -0.9%
2014 -5.3% -0.6%
2013 -8.7% -0.8%
2012 -5.8% -0.8%
2011 -9.6% -0.6%
2010 3.4% -0.1%
2009 19.0% -0.3%
2008 14.3% 0.4%
2007 14.4% 0.7%
2006 11.8% 0.6%
2005 6.4% 0.0%
2004 6.2% -0.6%
2003 6.8% 0.1%
2002 4.0% 0.0%
2001 3.4% -0.6%
2000 2.4% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −8.4 percentage points from -50.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was -5.3%, the figure has changed by −53.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Laos has the 109th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Laos
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency