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Laos Current Account Balance

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Laos's Current Account recorded a surplus of 202.5 USD mn in Sep 2020, compared with a deficit of 143.2 USD mn in the previous quarter. Laos's Current Account Balance: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1994 to Sep 2020, with an averaged value of -61.8 USD mn. The data reached an all-time high of 202.5 USD mn in Sep 2020 and a record low of -676.0 USD mn in Sep 2018. CEIC extends history for quarterly Current Account Balance. The Bank of the Lao PDR provides Current Account Balance in USD based on BPM6. Current Account Balance prior to Q1 2012 is based on BPM5 and prior to Q1 2004 sourced from the International Monetary Fund. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 181.1 USD mn in Sep 2020. Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 91.4 USD mn in Sep 2020. The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 18.9 USD bn in Dec 2019.

What was Laos's Current Account Balance in Sep 2020?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
202.5 USD mn Sep 2020 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2020	-143.2 USD mn Jun 2020 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2020	-676.0 Sep 2018	202.5 Sep 2020	USD mn	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Sep 2020 Updated on 11 Nov 2020

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Country/Region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (USD mn)	-416.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Jun 2020
Algeria (USD mn)	-4,010.0 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Jun 2019
Argentina (USD mn)	2,824.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Jun 2020
Armenia (USD mn)	-143.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Jun 2020
Australia (USD mn)	11,648.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Sep 1959 - Jun 2020
Austria (USD mn)	-49.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1970 - Jun 2020
Azerbaijan (USD mn)	-48.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2020
Bahrain (USD mn)	-794.0 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Bangladesh (USD mn)	2,038.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 1997 - Jul 2020
Belarus (USD mn)	273.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Belgium (USD mn)	-407.6 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2020
Bolivia (USD mn)	72.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1988 - Jun 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn)	-130.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Botswana (USD mn)	-582.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Jun 2020
Brazil (USD mn)	2,320.1 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Sep 2020
Brunei (USD mn)	11.2 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Dec 2019
Bulgaria (USD mn)	228.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Aug 2020
Cambodia (USD mn)	-282.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Canada (USD mn)	-6,224.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1957 - Jun 2020
Chile (USD mn)	-25.3 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Sep 2020
China (USD mn)	110,167.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Jun 2020
Colombia (USD mn)	-1,693.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Croatia (USD mn)	-733.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Jun 2020
Cyprus (USD mn)	-200.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Czech Republic (USD mn)	1,449.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Sep 2020
Denmark (USD mn)	3,030.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Sep 2020
Ecuador (USD mn)	254.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Jun 2020
Egypt (USD mn)	-3,828.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1993 - Jun 2020
Estonia (USD mn)	157.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Sep 2020
European Union (USD mn)	66,911.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Finland (USD mn)	123.7 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Sep 2020
France (USD mn)	-5,560.6 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Aug 2020
Georgia (USD mn)	-336.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2020
Germany (USD mn)	24,880.6 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Aug 2020
Ghana (USD mn)	-663.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Jun 2020
Greece (USD mn)	-587.8 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Sep 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn)	7,666.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Hungary (USD mn)	-926.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1989 - Jun 2020
Iceland (USD mn)	49.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Jun 2020
India (USD mn)	19,797.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 1949 - Jun 2020
Indonesia (USD mn)	964.2 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Sep 2020
Iran (USD mn)	26,741.0 2019	yearly	1997 - 2019
Ireland (USD mn)	12,840.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Jun 2020
Israel (USD mn)	4,374.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Jun 2020
Italy (USD mn)	7,039.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1970 - Aug 2020
Ivory Coast (USD mn)	-1,096.8 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Japan (USD mn)	12,743.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Sep 2020
Jordan (USD mn)	-1,379.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Jun 2020
Kazakhstan (USD mn)	-5,500.1 Sep 2020	quarterly	Dec 1997 - Sep 2020
Kenya (USD mn)	-270.0 Jun 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jun 2019
South Korea (USD mn)	6,396.2 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Sep 2020
Kosovo (USD mn)	-159.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Jun 2020
Kuwait (USD mn)	6,387.7 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Dec 2019
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn)	227.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Jun 2020
Laos (USD mn)	202.5 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Sep 2020
Latvia (USD mn)	88.4 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Sep 2020
Lebanon (USD mn)	-418.1 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Mar 2020
Lithuania (USD mn)	400.5 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Aug 2020
Luxembourg (USD mn)	600.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2020
Macau SAR, China (USD mn)	17,695.8 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
North Macedonia (USD mn)	-1.8 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jun 2020
Malawi (USD mn)	-1,220.2 2019	yearly	1977 - 2019
Malaysia (USD mn)	6,216.5 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Sep 2020
Malta (USD mn)	-387.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2020
Mauritius (USD mn)	-327.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2017 - Jun 2020
Mexico (USD mn)	4.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Jun 2020
Moldova (USD mn)	-19.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Mongolia (USD mn)	19.1 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2009 - Sep 2020
Montenegro (USD mn)	-348.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Jun 2020
Morocco (USD mn)	-908.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Jun 2020
Mozambique (USD mn)	-930.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Myanmar (USD mn)	-910.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Jun 2020
Nepal (USD mn)	1,777.5 Jul 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Jul 2020
Netherlands (USD mn)	12,624.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1967 - Jun 2020
New Zealand (USD mn)	297.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 1971 - Jun 2020
Nigeria (USD mn)	-3,232.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Norway (USD mn)	2,045.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Jun 2020
Oman (USD mn)	-4,140.4 2019	yearly	1974 - 2019
Pakistan (USD mn)	792.0 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Sep 2020
Palestinian Territory (USD mn)	-348.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Panama (USD mn)	-26.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Mar 2020
Paraguay (USD mn)	256.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Jun 2020
Peru (USD mn)	235.7 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Sep 2020
Philippines (USD mn)	1,041.4 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jun 2020
Poland (USD mn)	1,119.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Aug 2020
Portugal (USD mn)	-223.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Sep 2020
Qatar (USD mn)	-2,407.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Romania (USD mn)	-1,185.5 Aug 2020	monthly	May 2002 - Aug 2020
Russia (USD mn)	5,627.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Saudi Arabia (USD mn)	-17,979.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Jun 2020
Serbia (USD mn)	-170.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2013 - Aug 2020
Singapore (USD mn)	16,677.7 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1986 - Sep 2020
Slovakia (USD mn)	505.6 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Sep 2020
Slovenia (USD mn)	491.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - Sep 2020
South Africa (USD mn)	-1,441.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Spain (USD mn)	1,601.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1990 - Aug 2020
Sri Lanka (USD mn)	-548.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Jun 2020
Sudan (USD mn)	-1,054.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Jun 2020
Sweden (USD mn)	6,525.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Jun 2020
Switzerland (USD mn)	10,251.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1983 - Jun 2020
Syria (USD mn)	-8,653.0 2011	yearly	1977 - 2011
Taiwan (USD mn)	28,651.0 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1974 - Sep 2020
Tajikistan (USD mn)	-266.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
Thailand (USD mn)	1,314.1 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1985 - Sep 2020
Tunisia (USD mn)	-896.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2003 - Jun 2020
Turkey (USD mn)	-2,364.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1992 - Sep 2020
Ukraine (USD mn)	261.0 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Sep 2020
United Arab Emirates (USD mn)	29,652.8 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
United Kingdom (USD mn)	-3,431.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1957 - Jun 2020
United States (USD mn)	-170,541.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Uruguay (USD mn)	60.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Uzbekistan (USD mn)	-1,086.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Jun 2020
Venezuela (USD mn)	2,533.0 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2019
Vietnam (USD mn)	-323.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Yemen (USD mn)	-2,421.5 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Zambia (USD mn)	210.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Jun 2020

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Transport and Telecommunications

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	18,897.3 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
Real GDP Growth (%)	5.5 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	7.613 2019	yearly	1981 - 2019
GDP per Capita (USD)	2,654.000 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	2.0 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	10,383.476 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	64.4 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	2,208.204 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	14.0 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Investment: % of GDP (%)	29.0 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn)	17,745.839 2019	yearly	1984 - 2019
Gross Savings Rate (%)	18.4 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	11,076.036 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	3,253.702 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	6.076 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	75.092 2016	yearly	1984 - 2016

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	17,310,043.000 2018	yearly	2009 - 2018
Gold Production (kg)	5,988.000 2017	yearly	1997 - 2017
Silver Production (Metric Ton)	38.000 2016	yearly	2008 - 2016
Industrial Production: Textiles: Clothing (Piece th)	21,038.059 2019	yearly	1985 - 2019
Agricultural Production: Upland Rice: Total (Ton)	169,000.000 2019	yearly	1976 - 2019
Agricultural Production: Maize: Total (Ton)	793,625.000 2019	yearly	1976 - 2019

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-3.2 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-845.984 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	2,027.325 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	10.8 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LAK bn)	50,372.610 2022	yearly	2000 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LAK bn)	40,599.931 2022	yearly	2000 - 2022
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: VAT (LAK bn)	5,201.470 2018	yearly	2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: Excise Tax (LAK bn)	4,742.820 2018	yearly	2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue (LAK bn)	21,795.660 2018	yearly	2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Total Expenditure (TE) (LAK bn)	31,002.850 2018	yearly	2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: TE: Current Expenditure (CE) (LAK bn)	18,430.240 2018	yearly	2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: TE: Capital Expenditure (LAK bn)	12,572.610 2018	yearly	2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: Income Tax (LAK bn)	1,619.010 2018	yearly	2013 - 2018

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Population (Person mn)	7.1 2019	yearly	1950 - 2019
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	78.5 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Employed Persons (Person)	3,474,582.000 2014	yearly	1994 - 2014
Unemployment Rate (%)	0.60 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	2.54 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	7.805 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	0.000	yearly	-
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-
Population: Mid Year (Person)	7,123,000.000 2019	yearly	1976 - 2019
Population: Mid Year: Male (Person)	3,458,000.000 2017	yearly	1976 - 2017
Population: Mid Year: Female (Person)	3,443,000.000 2017	yearly	1976 - 2017

Domestic Trade and Household Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit)	10,400 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%)	16.8 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit)	6,336.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit)	4,064.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%)	4.6 Sep 2020	monthly	May 1994 - Sep 2020
Core CPI Change (%)	2.777 Dec 2019	monthly	Dec 2011 - Dec 2019
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	7.698 Sep 2020	monthly	Dec 2011 - Sep 2020
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	3.100 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Consumer Price Index (CPI) (Dec2015=100)	114.967 Sep 2020	monthly	Dec 2010 - Sep 2020
CPI: Core Index (Dec2015=100)	107.340 Dec 2019	monthly	Dec 2010 - Dec 2019

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	3.842 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Trade Balance (USD mn)	-9.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1992 - Jun 2020
Total Exports (USD mn)	1,558.6 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Sep 2020
Total Exports Growth (%)	5.8 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Sep 2020
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	740.038 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	117.453 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	420.406 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Imports (USD mn)	1,246.0 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Sep 2020
Total Imports Growth (%)	-14.1 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Sep 2020
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	30,305.478 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	10,570.328 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	4.865 Jul 2020	monthly	Feb 2005 - Jul 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	1.134 Jul 2020	monthly	Aug 2003 - Jul 2020
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	148.775 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1996 - Jul 2020
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	147.259 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1996 - Jul 2020
Exp: MH: I: Wood & Wood Products (USD mn)	54.380 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Sep 2019
Exp: MH: I: Garments (USD mn)	51.270 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Sep 2019
Exp: MH: I: Mineral Products (USD mn)	344.850 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Sep 2019
Exp: Electricity (USD mn)	336.490 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Sep 2019
Imp: Durable Goods: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD mn)	112.950 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Sep 2019
Imp: Capital Goods: Vehicals and Vehical Equipments (USD mn)	129.950 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Sep 2019
Imp: Capital Goods: Machinery and Mechanical Equipments (USD mn)	178.890 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Sep 2019
Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th)	1,054,900.000 2019	yearly	2007 - 2019
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th)	1,672,285.000 2019	yearly	2007 - 2019
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th)	222,078.000 2019	yearly	2007 - 2019
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: India (USD th)	90,608.000 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th)	2,916,473.000 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th)	451,468.000 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th)	1,681,038.000 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th)	133,899.000 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: Japan (USD th)	118,206.000 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th)	2,406,849.000 2019	yearly	2007 - 2019

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	202.5 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Sep 2020
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	-5.0 2019	yearly	1984 - 2019
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	181.1 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Sep 2020
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	4.0 2019	yearly	1988 - 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn)	-0.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%)	-0.0 2019	yearly	1984 - 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn)	-154.630 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	-91.420 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Sep 2020
External Debt (USD mn)	9,935.6 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
External Debt: % of GDP (%)	52.6 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-1.711 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
BoP: FA: Porfolio Investment (USD mn)	361.05 Dec 2017	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Dec 2017
FDI (USD th)	7,927,677.215 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
FDI: France (USD th)	440,000.000 2019	yearly	2000 - 2019
FDI: Korea (USD th)	0.000 2019	yearly	2000 - 2019
FDI: Thailand (USD th)	722,969.507 2019	yearly	2000 - 2019
FDI: China (USD th)	1,072,237.229 2019	yearly	2000 - 2019
FDI: Vietnam (USD th)	64,508.549 2019	yearly	2000 - 2019
FDI: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (USD mn)	381.683 2017	yearly	2015 - 2017
FDI: Mining and Quarrying (USD mn)	126.792 2017	yearly	2015 - 2017
FDI: Electricity, Gas and Air-Conditioning Supply (USD mn)	711.800 2017	yearly	2015 - 2017
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn)	9,819.134 2019	yearly	2000 - 2019

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	3.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2017 - Jun 2020
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	1,530.316 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2005 - Jun 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	11,325.626 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2005 - Jun 2020
M2 Growth (%)	17.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1992 - Jun 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	4.0 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Oct 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	1,371.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1988 - Aug 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	2.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Jun 2020
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	34.574 May 2019	monthly	Jan 1989 - May 2019
Total Deposits (USD mn)	10,276.237 Sep 2019	quarterly	Dec 2004 - Sep 2019
Total Deposits Growth (%)	14.0 Sep 2019	quarterly	Dec 2005 - Sep 2019
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	9,995.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1991 - Jun 2020
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	11.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1992 - Jun 2020
Total Loans (USD mn)	8,500.193 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2004 - Jun 2020
Total Loans Growth (%)	6.89 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2005 - Jun 2020
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	41.46 2018	yearly	2012 - 2018
Monetary Survey: Broad Money (M2) (LAK bn)	101,641.189 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1991 - Jun 2020
Monetary Survey: Narrow Money (M1) (LAK bn)	13,733.738 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1991 - Jun 2020
Reserve Requirement Rate: LAK (%)	5.000 2019	yearly	1989 - 2019
Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits (LAK bn)	89,562.690 Sep 2019	quarterly	Dec 2004 - Sep 2019
Commercial Banks (CB): Loans: Total (LAK bn)	76,815.550 Sep 2020	quarterly	Dec 2004 - Sep 2020

Banking Statistics	Last	Frequency	Range
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%)	13.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2017 - Jun 2020

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates	Last	Frequency	Range
Exchange Rate against USD (LAK/USD)	9,224.381 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Oct 2020
Policy Rate (% pa)	3.00 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Oct 2020

Energy	Last	Frequency	Range
Electricity Production (GWh)	34,410 2018	yearly	1985 - 2018

Tourism	Last	Frequency	Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person)	3,872,928 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%)	-7.5 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
Tourism Revenue (USD mn)	935 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Tourism Revenue Growth (%)	15.3 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019
Visitors Arrivals: Asia & Pacific: Thailand (Person)	2,160,300.000 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Visitors Arrivals: Asia & Pacific: Vietnam (Person)	924,875.000 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Visitors Arrivals: Asia & Pacific: China (Person)	102,272.000 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Visitors Arrivals: Asia & Pacific: Korea (Person)	203,191.000 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Visitors Arrivals: America: USA (Person)	61,184.000 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
No of Hotels (Unit)	637.000 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (11Jan2011=1000)	575.5 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2011 - Oct 2020
Market Capitalization (USD mn)	128.565 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2011 - Sep 2020
LSX: Turnover Volume (Share)	1,283,800.000 Oct 2020	monthly	Feb 2011 - Oct 2020
LSX: Turnover Value (LAK mn)	4,309.217 Oct 2020	monthly	Feb 2011 - Oct 2020

Transport and Telecommunications	Last	Frequency	Range
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit)	1,490,831.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	4,362,183.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number)	20.794 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	60.844 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	278,572.554 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Television (USD th)	102.690 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	165,251.279 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Television (USD th)	8,562.790 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Passenger Carried: By Land (Person th)	78,305.000 2019	yearly	1976 - 2019
Passenger Carried: By Water (Person th)	3,848.000 2019	yearly	1976 - 2019
Passenger Carried: By Air (Person th)	3,292.800 2019	yearly	1976 - 2019
Freight Carried: By Land (Ton th)	6,443.000 2019	yearly	1976 - 2019
Passenger Carried: By Railway (Person th)	32.300 2017	yearly	2014 - 2017
Freight Carried: By Water (Ton th)	2,651.000 2019	yearly	1976 - 2019
Freight Carried: By Air (Ton th)	5.500 2019	yearly	1976 - 2019

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View Laos's Current Account Balance from Mar 1994 to Sep 2020 in the chart:

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