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Laos Foreign Direct Investment

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Laos's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 239.2 USD mn in Mar 2020, compared with an increase of 170.7 USD mn in the previous quarter. Laos's Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2001 to Mar 2020. The data reached an all-time high of 579.8 USD mn in Dec 2017 and a record low of -13.6 USD mn in Jun 2002. CEIC extends history for quarterly Foreign Direct Investment. The Bank of the Lao PDR provides Foreign Direct Investment in USD based on BPM6. Foreign Direct Investment prior to Q1 2012 is based on BPM5 and prior to Q1 2004 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

In the latest reports of Laos, Current Account recorded a deficit of 31.1 USD mn in Mar 2020. Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 0.3 USD mn in Mar 2020. The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 18.1 USD bn in Dec 2018.

What was Laos's Foreign Direct Investment in Mar 2020?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
239.2 USD mn Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2020	170.7 USD mn Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2020	-13.6 Jun 2002	579.8 Dec 2017	USD mn	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2020 Updated on 16 Jun 2020

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Country/Region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (USD mn)	249.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
Algeria (USD mn)	620.0 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Argentina (USD mn)	1,187.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Mar 2020
Armenia (USD mn)	68.8 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Dec 2019
Australia (USD mn)	6,010.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1959 - Mar 2020
Austria (USD mn)	-2,084.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1970 - Mar 2020
Azerbaijan (USD mn)	188.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Mar 2020
Bahrain (USD mn)	941.6 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
Bangladesh (USD mn)	705.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 2003 - Mar 2020
Belarus (USD mn)	1,469.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
Belgium (USD mn)	7,832.7 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 2007 - Mar 2020
Bolivia (USD mn)	-58.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Mar 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn)	137.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2020
Botswana (USD mn)	62.4 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Dec 2019
Brazil (USD mn)	4,754.5 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2020
Brunei (USD mn)	65.9 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Dec 2019
Bulgaria (USD mn)	23.6 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2007 - May 2020
Cambodia (USD mn)	957.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
Canada (USD mn)	7,699.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1957 - Mar 2020
Chile (USD mn)	539.8 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - May 2020
China (USD mn)	34,306.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Mar 2020
Colombia (USD mn)	3,588.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
Croatia (USD mn)	494.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
Cyprus (USD mn)	354.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Czech Republic (USD mn)	363.8 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - May 2020
Denmark (USD mn)	895.6 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - May 2020
Ecuador (USD mn)	202.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
Egypt (USD mn)	970.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1993 - Mar 2020
Estonia (USD mn)	113.8 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - May 2020
European Union (USD mn)	7,151.0 Apr 2020	monthly	Apr 1999 - Apr 2020
Finland (USD mn)	-1,301.2 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - May 2020
France (USD mn)	1,257.6 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - May 2020
Georgia (USD mn)	166.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2020
Germany (USD mn)	2,924.1 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1971 - May 2020
Greece (USD mn)	98.8 Apr 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn)	22,427.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Mar 2020
Hungary (USD mn)	1,929.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1991 - Mar 2020
Iceland (USD mn)	-297.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Mar 2020
India (USD mn)	15,185.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1990 - Mar 2020
Indonesia (USD mn)	4,247.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Mar 2020
Iran (USD mn)	2,356.9 2017	yearly	1997 - 2017
Ireland (USD mn)	4,490.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Mar 2020
Israel (USD mn)	4,587.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1972 - Mar 2020
Italy (USD mn)	298.7 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1988 - May 2020
Ivory Coast (USD mn)	620.3 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Japan (USD mn)	2,555.7 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - May 2020
Jordan (USD mn)	297.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Mar 2020
Kazakhstan (USD mn)	1,063.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1997 - Mar 2020
Kenya (USD mn)	1,332.4 2019	yearly	1970 - 2019
South Korea (USD mn)	-105.9 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - May 2020
Kosovo (USD mn)	115.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
Kuwait (USD mn)	675.5 2019	yearly	2009 - 2019
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn)	-261.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
Laos (USD mn)	239.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2020
Latvia (USD mn)	57.8 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - May 2020
Lebanon (USD mn)	287.8 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 2002 - Dec 2019
Lithuania (USD mn)	118.3 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - May 2020
Luxembourg (USD mn)	-86,761.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Mar 2020
Macau SAR, China (USD mn)	2,325.6 2018	yearly	1985 - 2018
North Macedonia (USD mn)	111.8 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Mar 2020
Malawi (USD mn)	315.3 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Malaysia (USD mn)	1,235.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Mar 2020
Malta (USD mn)	1,086.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Mar 2020
Mauritius (USD mn)	6,762.0 Dec 2017	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Dec 2017
Mexico (USD mn)	14,077.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Mar 2020
Moldova (USD mn)	22.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Mongolia (USD mn)	92.1 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2009 - May 2020
Montenegro (USD mn)	148.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Mar 2020
Morocco (USD mn)	498.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Mar 2020
Myanmar (USD mn)	506.5 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Dec 2019
Nepal (USD mn)	141.1 Apr 2020	quarterly	Oct 2002 - Apr 2020
Netherlands (USD mn)	-82,361.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2003 - Mar 2020
New Zealand (USD mn)	823.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2000 - Mar 2020
Nigeria (USD mn)	427.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Norway (USD mn)	-6,537.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Mar 2020
Oman (USD mn)	6,343.3 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Pakistan (USD mn)	174.8 Jun 2020	monthly	Jul 1997 - Jun 2020
Panama (USD mn)	1,128.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Mar 2020
Paraguay (USD mn)	52.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Mar 2020
Peru (USD mn)	669.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Mar 2020
Philippines (USD mn)	506.7 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Mar 2020
Poland (USD mn)	222.0 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - May 2020
Portugal (USD mn)	1,593.7 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - May 2020
Qatar (USD mn)	-2,081.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Romania (USD mn)	-16.4 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - May 2020
Russia (USD mn)	-1,610.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Saudi Arabia (USD mn)	1,041.5 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Dec 2019
Serbia (USD mn)	223.6 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2013 - May 2020
Singapore (USD mn)	17,759.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Mar 2020
Slovakia (USD mn)	295.3 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - May 2020
Slovenia (USD mn)	212.5 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - May 2020
South Africa (USD mn)	1,887.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Mar 2020
Spain (USD mn)	-30.5 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1990 - May 2020
Sri Lanka (USD mn)	153.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1977 - Mar 2020
Sudan (USD mn)	253.4 Dec 2019	quarterly	Dec 1996 - Dec 2019
Sweden (USD mn)	5,061.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Mar 2020
Switzerland (USD mn)	-16,511.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Mar 2020
Syria (USD mn)	804.2 2011	yearly	1970 - 2011
Taiwan (USD mn)	1,014.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Mar 2020
Tajikistan (USD mn)	-18.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
Thailand (USD mn)	1,202.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Jun 2020
Tunisia (USD mn)	147.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2003 - Mar 2020
Turkey (USD mn)	261.0 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1992 - May 2020
Ukraine (USD mn)	-1,365.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
United Arab Emirates (USD mn)	10,374.4 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
United Kingdom (USD mn)	-22,858.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Mar 2020
United States (USD mn)	48,083.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
Uruguay (USD mn)	299.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Mar 2020
Venezuela (USD mn)	105.0 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2019
Vietnam (USD mn)	3,020.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
Yemen (USD mn)	0.0 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016

Laos Key Series

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Transport and Telecommunications

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	18,141.7 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
Real GDP Growth (%)	6.2 2018	yearly	2003 - 2018
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	8.327 2018	yearly	1981 - 2018
GDP per Capita (USD)	2,585.000 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	2.0 2018	yearly	2003 - 2018
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 (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 $)	11,541.008 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	3,856.492 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	5.601 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021

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)	36,932.180 2018	yearly	1985 - 2018
Agricultural Production: Upland Rice: Total (Ton)	184,695.000 2018	yearly	1976 - 2018
Agricultural Production: Maize: Total (Ton)	1,192,525.000 2017	yearly	1976 - 2017

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-4.7 2018	yearly	2012 - 2018
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-845.984 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	2,000.590 2016	yearly	1996 - 2016
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	11.2 2018	yearly	2012 - 2018
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LAK bn)	50,372.610 2022	yearly	2000 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LAK bn)	152,655.509 2022	yearly	2001 - 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)	7.0 2018	yearly	1950 - 2018
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	78.5 2019	yearly	1990 - 2019
Employed Persons (Person)	3,474,582.000 2014	yearly	1994 - 2014
Unemployment Rate (%)	0.63 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	7.694 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	0.000	yearly	-
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-
Population: Mid Year (Person)	7,013,000.000 2018	yearly	1976 - 2018
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 (%)	5.3 Jun 2020	monthly	May 1994 - Jun 2020
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	10.774 May 2020	monthly	Dec 2011 - May 2020
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	4.900 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Trade Balance (USD mn)	-338.6 Dec 2019	quarterly	Dec 1992 - Dec 2019
Total Exports (USD mn)	1,550.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Total Exports Growth (%)	11.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Mar 2020
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	1,402.415 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	2.867 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	6.182 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	52.202 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Total Imports (USD mn)	1,417.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Total Imports Growth (%)	1.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Mar 2020
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	21,392.431 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	12,289.019 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Exp: MH: I: Wood & Wood Products (USD mn)	13.480 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2019
Exp: MH: I: Garments (USD mn)	51.270 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Sep 2019
Exp: MH: I: Mineral Products (USD mn)	366.720 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2019
Exp: Electricity (USD mn)	336.490 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Sep 2019
Imp: Durable Goods: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD mn)	151.870 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2019
Imp: Capital Goods: Vehicals and Vehical Equipments (USD mn)	144.240 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2019
Imp: Capital Goods: Machinery and Mechanical Equipments (USD mn)	211.020 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2019
Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th)	885,344.000 2018	yearly	2007 - 2018
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th)	1,546,520.000 2018	yearly	2007 - 2018
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th)	183,300.000 2018	yearly	2007 - 2018
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: India (USD th)	128,765.000 2018	yearly	2008 - 2018
Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th)	2,864,977.000 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th)	385,735.000 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th)	1,754,568.000 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th)	188,163.000 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: Japan (USD th)	159,336.000 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th)	2,528,134.000 2018	yearly	2007 - 2018
Exports: China (USD)	505,381,150.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Exports: Australia (USD)	485,914,669.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Exports: Thailand (USD)	1,636,861,063.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Exports: Vietnam (USD)	536,508,684.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Exports: United Kingdom (USD)	45,091,480.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Imports: China (USD)	794,440,678.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Imports: Thailand (USD)	2,936,151,889.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Imports: Vietnam (USD)	346,827,070.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Imports: Japan (USD)	107,767,887.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Imports: South Korea (USD)	63,440,630.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	-31.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	-7.9 2018	yearly	1984 - 2018
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	239.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2020
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	7.3 2018	yearly	1988 - 2018
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn)	-0.263 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%)	2.971 2018	yearly	1984 - 2018
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn)	0.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Mar 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	-0.263 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
External Debt (USD mn)	9,761.5 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
External Debt: % of GDP (%)	54.3 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-3.234 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
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)	3,534.978 2017	yearly	2000 - 2017

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	1,638.558 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2005 - Mar 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	11,146.104 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2005 - Mar 2020
M2 Growth (%)	17.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1992 - Mar 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	4.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jul 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	946.6 May 2020	monthly	Dec 1988 - May 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	4.813 2018	yearly	2002 - 2018
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	2.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 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 (%)	13.989 Sep 2019	quarterly	Dec 2005 - Sep 2019
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	9,769.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1991 - Mar 2020
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	8.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1992 - Mar 2020
Total Loans Growth (%)	7.906 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2005 - Mar 2020
Monetary Survey: Broad Money (M2) (LAK bn)	98,994.496 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1991 - Mar 2020
Monetary Survey: Narrow Money (M1) (LAK bn)	14,552.912 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1991 - Mar 2020
Reserve Requirement Rate: LAK (%)	5.000 2019	yearly	1989 - 2019
Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits (LAK bn)	85,362.280 Jun 2019	quarterly	Dec 2004 - Jun 2019
Commercial Banks (CB): Loans: Total (LAK bn)	75,279.634 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2004 - Mar 2020

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates	Last	Frequency	Range
Exchange Rate against USD (LAK/USD)	9,033.609 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Jul 2020
Policy Rate (% pa)	3.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Jul 2020

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

Tourism	Last	Frequency	Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person)	4,186,432 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%)	8.2 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Tourism Revenue (USD mn)	811 2018	yearly	1991 - 2018
Tourism Revenue Growth (%)	25.1 2018	yearly	1992 - 2018
Visitors Arrivals: Asia & Pacific: Thailand (Person)	1,929,934.000 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Visitors Arrivals: Asia & Pacific: Vietnam (Person)	867,585.000 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Visitors Arrivals: Asia & Pacific: China (Person)	805,833.000 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Visitors Arrivals: Asia & Pacific: Korea (Person)	174,405.000 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Visitors Arrivals: America: USA (Person)	49,178.000 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
No of Hotels (Unit)	670.000 2018	yearly	2002 - 2018

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (11Jan2011=1000)	584.2 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2011 - Jul 2020
LSX: Turnover Volume (Share)	4,242,500.000 Jul 2020	monthly	Feb 2011 - Jul 2020
LSX: Turnover Value (LAK mn)	11,455.479 Jul 2020	monthly	Feb 2011 - Jul 2020

Transport and Telecommunications	Last	Frequency	Range
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit)	1,482,276.000 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	3,662,336.000 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number)	20.991 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	51.863 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	307,652.887 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Exports: Television (USD th)	136.034 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	218,054.435 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Imports: Television (USD th)	12,092.901 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Passenger Carried: By Land (Person th)	74,200.000 2018	yearly	1976 - 2018
Passenger Carried: By Water (Person th)	4,091.000 2018	yearly	1976 - 2018
Passenger Carried: By Air (Person th)	3,380.000 2018	yearly	1976 - 2018
Freight Carried: By Land (Ton th)	6,012.000 2018	yearly	1976 - 2018
Passenger Carried: By Railway (Person th)	32.300 2017	yearly	2014 - 2017
Freight Carried: By Water (Ton th)	2,823.000 2018	yearly	1976 - 2018
Freight Carried: By Air (Ton th)	6.300 2018	yearly	1976 - 2018

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