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Laos

Laos

Laos-China Railway to start cross-border passenger operations from Vientiane to Kunming from mid-Apr 2023.
Lockdown Status
Open
Inbound Travel
Open
Outbound Travel
Open
Confirmed
218,027
28,956 per million
7 Day Rolling Ave
+1 โ–ฒ
+33% vs prev week
Deaths
758
100.7 per million
Fully Vaccinated
-
0.00% of pop.
Source: Cases - John Hopkins University (2023-03-21). Retrieved from OurWorldInData.org

Latest Travel Industry News

Policy Summary

Lockdown Status

All economic sectors reopened.

Travel Restrictions

All travellers permitted to enter Laos from 9 May without testing or quarantine.

Economy Summary

Fiscal support for the tourism industry

6 Dec 2021: Tax exemptions for the tourism industry has been extended

3 Apr 2020: Tax deferral for 3 months from Apr 2020

GDP Growth Rate

% per year
4.7

2019

-0.5
2020
2.3

2021
3.4

2022
forecast
3.7

2023
forecast

Inflation Rate

% per year
3.3

2019
5.1

2020
3.7

2021
5.8

2022
forecast
5.0

2023
forecast
Source: Asian Development Bank. Asian Development Outlook (April 2022).

Consumer Trends Summary

Containment Policies Timeline
How to read this graph
International Travel Restrictions
  • 0 - no restrictions
  • 1 - screening arrivals
  • 2 - quarantine arrivals from some or all regions
  • 3 - ban arrivals from some regions
  • 4 - ban on all regions or total border closure
Internal Movement Restrictions
  • 0 - no restrictions
  • 1 - recommend not to travel between regions/cities
  • 2 - internal movement restrictions in place
Stay At Home Requirements
  • 0 - no measures
  • 1 - recommend not leaving house
  • 2 - require not leaving house with exceptions for daily exercise, grocery shopping, and 'essential' trips
  • 3 - require not leaving house with minimal exceptions (eg allowed to leave once a week, or only one person can leave at a time, etc)
School Closures
  • 0 - no measures
  • 1 - recommend closing
  • 2 - require closing (only some levels or categories, eg just high school, or just public schools)
  • 3 - require closing all levels

Tourism Arrivals Summary

International Tourism Arrivals

YoY % change
6.0

Jan'20
3.0

Feb

-52.0
Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan'21

Feb

Mar

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