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Laos

Ranked 22 of 27 for comprehensive power, with an overall score of 7.2 out of 100.

Gained 0.2 points (+3% change) in overall score in 2025.

Analysis

Laos is a minor power in Asia.

Laos' overall score rose by 0.2 points to 7.2 in 2025.

Laos performs best in the economic relationships and diplomatic influence measures, where it places 18th for both.

Laos’ weakest measures are military capability and future resources, where it ranks 25th for both.

Laos exerts less influence in the region than expected given its available resources, as indicated by the country’s negative Power Gap score, which grew slightly since 2024.

Read more analysis in the Key Findings report. Explore further results in the Scores section.

Annual changes

+1.6Resilience +1.0Defencenetworks +0.5Culturalinfluence —Militarycapability —Economiccapability —Futureresources —Economicrelationships −1.0Diplomaticinfluence

Bilateral Influence

Bilateral trade, current dollars (2024)

Countries that influence Laos

Globally, which countries does Laos do most of its trade with?

China 35.1%

Thailand 30.2%

Vietnam 18.1%

Australia 4.4%

European Union 3.1%

Countries influenced by Laos

Which countries in the region rely most on trade with Laos?

Thailand 2.7%

Cambodia 0.9%

Vietnam 0.6%

China 0.3%

Australia 0.1%

View Laos’ regional influence on the Network Power map

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