Laos Foreign Portfolio Investment
1994 - 2025 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Laos Foreign Portfolio Investment
- Laos Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 88.987 USD mn in Sep 2025, compared with a drop of 178.015 USD mn in the previous quarter.
- Laos Foreign Portfolio Investment: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1994 to Sep 2025.
- The data reached an all-time high of 406.161 USD mn in Sep 2018 and a record low of -225.803 USD mn in Dec 2021.
CEIC extends history for quarterly Foreign Portfolio Investment. The Bank of the Lao PDR provides Foreign Portfolio Investment in USD. Foreign Portfolio Investmen prior to Q1 2012 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.
Related information about Laos Foreign Portfolio Investment
- In the latest reports of Laos, Current Account recorded a surplus of 309.088 USD mn in Sep 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 327.837 USD mn in Sep 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 16.130 USD bn in Dec 2024.
View Laos's Foreign Portfolio Investment from Mar 1994 to Sep 2025 in the chart:
What was Laos's Foreign Portfolio Investment in Sep 2025?
Laos Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 88.987 USD mn in Sep 2025, compared with a drop of 178.015 USD mn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -88.987 Sep 2025 | -178.015 Jun 2025 | -225.803 Dec 2021 | 406.161 Sep 2018 | USD mn | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | -23.990 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | -2,654.552 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 54.048 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 7,236.680 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Austria (USD mn) | 10,598.598 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | -8.778 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 1,703.622 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | -41.917 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | -3.168 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 10,616.137 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | -0.061 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 229.207 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 1.212 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 7,366.087 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 2,388.487 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 58,288.079 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1950 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 2,618.892 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| China (USD mn) | 8,325.913 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 6,188.960 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | -269.030 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 358.897 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 7,066.306 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 2,229.523 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | -5.037 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | -514.700 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 362.001 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 228,603.899 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 6,627.468 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| France (USD mn) | 97,855.555 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 422.964 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 83,492.035 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1971 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | -61.216 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 197.167 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 24,129.998 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 2,818.513 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 1,238.152 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| India (USD mn) | 2,480.701 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | -6,122.160 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 45.600 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 159,110.587 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (USD mn) | -1,527.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 5,722.877 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | -49.577 2023 | yearly | 2005 - 2023 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 15,277.967 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | -1,068.406 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 2,922.904 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 430.625 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 17,012.200 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 182.526 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Laos (USD mn) | -88.987 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | -58.620 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | -337.940 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 2,354.227 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 137,119.986 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | -4,790.366 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | -50.418 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | -146.374 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | -3,446.528 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 659.826 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 1,039.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 10,379.581 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 0.670 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 93.512 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | -23.088 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | -153.776 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | -7.970 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 8,335.293 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 4,209.210 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 5,282.418 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 2,410.079 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Oman (USD mn) | -218.726 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | -631.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | 21.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 665.035 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | 24.837 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (USD mn) | -417.589 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 942.773 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 5,728.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 6,142.968 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 1,615.110 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 8,005.975 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (USD mn) | -367.470 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 26,828.884 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | -139.504 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 3,900.132 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 2,199.967 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | -388.089 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 3,796.487 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Jun 2025 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 34,763.665 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 25.584 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | 0.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 6,368.311 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | -271.549 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2025 |
| Taiwan, China (USD mn) | 5,365.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Sep 2025 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 149.210 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Tunisia (USD mn) | -1,286.813 2024 | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 11,262.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) | -173.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
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| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 6.726 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 418.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 2,977.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 34.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,423.278 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 657.895 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 292.555 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 2,558.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 25.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 36,100.631 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 57,439.257 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 10.778 Sep 2025 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 0.937 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 623.680 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 112.147 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: Mineral Products (USD mn) | 819.070 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD mn) | 374.750 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: Agricultural Products (USD mn) | 178.050 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Foods, Beverages, Pharmaceutical Products & Consumer Goods (USD mn) | 307.680 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: Plastic and Rubber Products (USD mn) | 180.350 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Iron, Steel and Other Metal Products (USD mn) | 199.280 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: Wood Products, Pulp of Wood and Paper (USD mn) | 184.740 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Crude Oil, Fuel, Lubricant and Others (USD mn) | 278.570 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Equipment (USD mn) | 188.310 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: Japan (USD th) | 93,722.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: India (USD th) | 101,542.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) | 2,883,854.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) | 2,504,404.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) | 101,441.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) | 3,844,420.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) | 1,964,647.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) | 269,683.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) | 1,390,684.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) | 532,132.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 99.478 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 210.618 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 110.567 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 88.616 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 309.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 3.3 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 327.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 6.1 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -88.987 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -1.8 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 0.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -88.987 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 10,350.5 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 68.7 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -0.128 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| BoP: FA: Porfolio Investment (USD mn) | 361.05 Dec 2017 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2017 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) | 1,500.203 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| FDI: France (USD th) | 0.000 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: Korea (USD th) | 6,183.504 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: China (USD th) | 1,254,236.569 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: Vietnam (USD th) | 176,991.125 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: Thailand (USD th) | 341,152.687 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI (USD th) | 7,927,677.215 2019 | yearly | 2010 - 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 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,074.015 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 16,240.862 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 15.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 8.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 2,642.9 Jun 2025 | monthly | Dec 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 31.692 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1989 - May 2021 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 17,537.722 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 16.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 11,888.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 10.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 10,651.867 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 15.11 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 56.96 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: Narrow Money (M1) (LAK bn) | 21,958.236 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Monetary Survey: Broad Money (M2) (LAK bn) | 332,044.425 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Rate: LAK (%) | 8.000 2025 | yearly | 1989 - 2025 |
| Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits (LAK bn) | 358,558.720 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Commercial Banks (CB): Loans: Total (LAK bn) | 189,193.228 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2024 |
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